THE ANGLEE 



AND 



THE LOOP-KOD. 



CHAPTEE I 



THE ANGLER'S TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT. 



" You see the ways a fisherman doth take 

 To catch the fish, what engines doth he make. 

 Behold how he engageth all his wits, 

 Also his snares, lines, angles, hooks, and nets." 



BUNYAN. 



" T TELL you, scholar, fishing is an art; or, at 

 least, it is an art to catch fish." So said old 

 Izaak Walton ; and his cautious limitation has been 

 abundantly justified in the experience of many who 

 have found that, while it may be given to all to 

 fish, it is certainly not given to all to catch fish. 



The forest of rods seen at our railway stations 



on a Queen's birthday or a bank holiday, might 



lead one to suppose that, if fishing be an art, there 



must indeed be many artists. Every day, too, 



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