P E E F A C E . 



THE chief object of this small volume is to 

 point out to the Angler the principal fly- 

 fishing districts in England and Wales. 

 Having some time ago written a work on 

 the art of rod -fishing in all its branches,* 

 I have since thought, that some general 

 guide was required to direct him to those 

 districts where the sport could be obtained 

 in the readiest and cheapest manner. The 

 present volume aims to fulfil this object. 

 It is not, I regret, so complete and ample 

 in its descriptions of some river and lake 

 districts, as I could have wished ; but my 



* Hints on Angling, with Suggestions for Angling Ex- 

 cursions in France and Belgium. By PALMEE HACKLE, 

 Esq., London, 1846. 



