viii PREFACE 



colours displayed in his fly-book. But during those 

 many long hours when neither salmon nor trout 

 can be tempted to rise to an artificial lure, the 

 angler may enjoy his beautiful environments and 

 watch with the deepest interest the manifold ex- 

 pressions which chase each other across the face 

 of Nature. It is the knowledge of this pleasure 

 which the fisherman derives from the beauties of 

 Nature that has led me to believe that a book 

 illustrated by an artist who is also a lover of "the 

 gentle craft " should find favour in his sight, and, 

 perhaps, give pleasure during the winter months 

 to some of those less fortunate beings condemned 

 to live the greater part of their lives in a town. 



For the excellent initial letterings and tail- 

 pieces to the chapters, I am indebted to Mr. Hugh 

 Radcliffe Wilson. 



E. E. B. 



