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authoritative texts upon the subject. Mr. Hal- 

 ford came to the conclusion that some more scien- 

 tific method must be devised if the wary trout of 

 the placid chalk streams were to be deceived by 

 "counterfeit presentments"; so, after much study 

 and long experience, he gave to the fishing world 

 the method which will be connected with his name 

 forever. 



Naturally a great majority of the books upon 

 the subject are from the English press, therefore 

 hardly adopted as guides in America; still the 

 dry-fly angler should possess himself of at least 

 a few of Halford's works and as many others as 

 he can afford. In order that the would-be con- 

 vert may know what is best along this line I here- 

 with give the titles of a few books, all of which 

 may be secured of Mr. W. J. Cummings, Bishop, 

 Auckland, England. Beside the two Halford 

 books mentioned above, which sell at 10s. 6d. and 

 12s. 6d. respectively, I would advise, "Dry-Fly 

 Fishing," by Cotswold Isys, price Is. ; "The Book 

 of the Dry-Fly," by G. A. B. Dewar, price 7s. 

 6d.; "Dry-Fly Fishing and Salmon Fly Cast- 

 ing," by F. G. Shaw, price 10s. 6d.; "Dry-Fly 

 Fishing For Trout and Grayling," by Red Quill, 

 price 6s. Aside from Halford's books I would 

 urge the would-be dry-flyist to purchase the 



