SUPPLEMENTARY. 



ET it be first stated, that, in writing 

 the foregoing pages, I avoided techni- 

 calities as much as possible, conced- 

 ing that my readers would be one of 

 two classes, those who understand 

 and enjoy fly-fishing, and those who 

 do not, and might not care to learn, but would 

 read my sketches for the amusement of an idle 

 hour. The question has, however, several times 

 been asked me by those, it seems, who would learn 

 the "gentle art:" "Why didn't you tell us what 

 kind of flies to use, and how to use them? " 



In response to these queries, it will give me 

 pleasure to add a short chapter to this new edition, 

 which may be of some benefit to novices in their 

 selection of rods, flies, snells, &c. ; but I sadly 

 fear I shall fail to impart much information that 

 will be of great service in the art of fly-fishing, for 



