11 INTRODUCTION. 



by the same means under one head; a plan 

 which will prevent the tautology that occurs in 

 other works of this kind. This method will 

 simplify and render more comprehensive to the 

 young angler his wants, according to the part 

 he intends to angle in*. 



It would ill become me to make any apology 

 for this work; for if I had not the vanity to 

 think I could render myself useful in forward- 

 ing the art, I should not have sent it forth. My 

 father having been a Fishing-tackle maker, I 

 had an opportunity of conversing with old 

 sportsmen from all parts of the country; added 

 to which, I have been a practical angler for 20 

 years, possessing as great a love for the art as 

 any man, and spending a large portion of my 

 time angling in the waters herein described; 

 consequently the information given may be de- 

 pended on. 



I shall commence with a description of all the 

 Rivers, Ponds, &c. near London, by the perusal 

 of which the reader may form some idea of the 

 necessary tackle to take with him, as well as 

 the sport he is likely to meet with. 



June, 1831. J. MARCH. 



* I think the Reader will here find everything connected with the 

 art of angling as clearly explained as if he read through three or 

 four of the most costly works on the subject. 



