xii Preface to Second Edition 



In the front rank I should like to place 

 the Press, whose reception of my work I 

 looked forward to with anything but self 

 assurance. 



Their notices, with scarcely an excep- 

 tion (and by our collection of Eeviews 

 numbers 64), have been, I think, generous, 

 as well as just. 



Next, I take the opportunity to thank 

 those who know me only by my book ; for 

 the kindly letters I have received, and 

 which have been such a source of pleasure 

 to the recipient. 



Last of all, I place my own personal 

 friends, some of whom I am proud to say 

 are Fly-fishers of acknowledged merit, and 

 reputation. 



Their outspoken and friendly words have 

 been more than gratifying to the Author. 



Let me assure my readers that my effort 

 was to produce a thoroughly practical 

 treatise which should stand the test of 

 time, rather than a merely showy work 



