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natural fly that they are respectively meant to represent, 

 be found to be very good imitations, and, holding the 

 opinions expressed in this book, I consider this a matter 

 of the greatest importance in fly fishing. 



Salmon fishing has not been alluded to in this work, 

 because it would not only have made it larger than I 

 wished, but I also believe that the art of salmon fishing 

 is easier acquired than the best method of killing the 

 smaller kinds of fish, and that there is a much more 

 general knowledge on the subject. 



So many books have been written on fishing in all its 

 branches, that it may perhaps be deemed superfluous to 

 send forth another ; but as I do not consider the subject 

 to be yet exhausted, I can only trust that the contents of 

 this work may be considered by fishermen sufficiently 

 acceptable to plead my excuse. 



