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sidered himself eminently successful, and have felt amply 

 repaid for all his unwearied industry and perseverance 

 he has manifested in this little Work. 



ON being called upon to complete this little Work on 

 Fly-fishing, commenced by my late lamented friend, 

 MR. JOHN JACKSON, I shall be pardoned in giving the 

 following short biographical sketch of one who stood 

 high in the estimation of all who knew him. 



The Author was born at Masham Mill, on the 

 banks of the Yore, where he resided the earlier part of 

 his life ; and here, as a school-boy, I first made his 

 acquaintance, which ripened into a friendship terminated 

 only by his death. It was during his residence at Mas- 

 ham Mill I received my first lessons in the piscatorial 

 art from him. He afterwards removed to Tanfield Mill, 

 where he resided until his death ; and here it was he 

 commenced his laborious investigations, which gave birth 

 to this little Volume. He was a person of quiet, and 

 unobtrusive habits, unostentatious in manner, and cour- 

 teous in deportment ; his intellect was far above medi- 

 ocrity ; and although his attainments could scarcely be 

 termed scientific, they were of a high order. His per- 

 ceptive powers were good, and he possessed a consider- 

 able share of perseverance and industry, rendering him 

 a proficient in whatever he undertook : he was not only 

 a skilful Fly-fisher, but a profound Musician, and a very 



