41 If skilful, as he ought to be, the angler need fix no quivering 

 life on his hook, but with feather and silk and downy dubbing, 

 he makes a bait far more winning, that drops upon the curling 

 water, or plays among the whirlpools, as though it were born for 

 the frolic." G. W. Bethune, D.D. 



" The subject-matter of angling is necessarily of a somewhat 

 limited range ; and there must, of course, be some similarity in 

 the works of those writers who treat mainly of it in its purely 

 practical aspects, and especially in reference to the more common 

 branches of the art. Bearing this in mind, we should be inclined, 

 notwithstanding the multitude of angling works which have been 

 published during the present century, to consider the diversity 

 of style and matter as a marked feature in the angling literature 

 of that period." Rev. J. J. Manley. 



' ' When a fly is said to be in season it does not follow that it is 

 abroad on every day of its existence." Alfred Ronalds. 



1 ' The amusing study of entomology is necessary to a skilful 

 fly-fisher, who ought to be acquainted with all the various insects 

 and flies applicable to his art, and be able to produce a close 

 imitation of them." T. C. Hofland. 



11 After a rain fish usually feed ; perhaps there is a little wash 

 of mud and some worms into the river ; perhaps the rain-water 

 raises the temperature of the stream slightly, and so hatches out 

 flies that otherwise would have remained in their pupa cases until 

 another day." Fred Mather. 



11 In days when the natural flies are most numerous, the trout 

 will not take the artificial fly so freely ; on the contrary, when 

 these insects are rarely to be seen, if the angler can find the color 

 that is then prevailing, and imitate it, his success will be con- 

 siderably increased. " William Blacker. 



" Much fishing, besides to a certain extent thinning the trout, 

 operates against the angler's killing large takes, by making the 

 remaining trout more wary, and it is more from this cause than 

 the scarcity of trout that so many anglers return unsuccessful from 

 much-fished streams." W. C. Stewart. 



