Preface. v. 



am one of yourselves ; and have not the least hesitation in 

 saying that a careful study of this part of my subject will be 

 a saving to you of many shillings during a single season. 



And now, Mr. Critic, I must again remind you, when 

 picking out passages that are badly expressed, or sentences 

 that are not exactly in accordance with the Queen's English, 

 that I left school at the early age of ten, and most of my 

 learning and experience have been picked up by the wayside, 

 riverside, and hedges. 



This little volume I also dedicate to my brother working- 

 men fishers, and await the result of their verdict with the 

 greatest confidence. 



JOHN WM. MARTIN 



(''The Trent Otter" ). 



December, iSg6. 



