Ill 



The Tyro Angler 



" Probably the secret of the infatuation to most 

 or many of the brothers of the angle, is to be found 

 in the close and quiet communion and sympathy with 

 Nature essential to the pursuit of the spoil of the 

 water." JOHN LYLE KING. 



ANY persons who are 

 fond of recreation in 

 the wood and field, or 

 upon the water, and 

 who feel that they 

 would like to indulge 

 in fishing of some sort, 

 are dissuaded from 

 making a beginning by 

 the impression that it 

 is difficult to angle in such a way that real 

 enjoyment may be derived from the start, 

 and that all their vacation time would be 

 spent in tedious study and practice. 

 True, a great deal of care in training is 

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"Some of the most 

 excellent sportsmen are 

 inferior anglers and marks- 

 men." FRANK FORESTER. 



