INTRODUCTION 



under every condition of weather and with every 

 kind of lure and tackle, then he is qualified to impart 

 useful information on the subject. 



In the whole field of sport there is, perhaps, no 

 thrill comparable with that which comes of doing 

 fair battle with a gamey fish; he is a worthy oppo- 

 nent for any man, and through all the stages of the 

 contest, from the first fierce strike to the final sweep 

 of the landing net, the red blood surges and the 

 nerves tingle in wholesome exhilaration. 



But, while victory is sweet to the angler, and 

 naturally is his first aim, the mere catching of fish is 

 not all of fishing by any means. The true fisherman 

 does not measure his success either by the size or 

 number of the fish he gets, and even if he gets none 

 at all, his days still are full of profitable pleasure. 

 To him every minute in the woods or on the waters 

 offers something of interest, whether it be merely 

 watching the wild people of the forest, the sunsets 

 and sunrises, the starry map overhead at night, or 

 listening to the call of birds, the wind in the trees, 

 or the musical lap of waters. 



Chicago, February 24, 1917. 



J. KEELEY. 



