PREFACE. Ill 



I trust that if some of my notions do not exactly 

 agree with the views you may have hitherto 

 entertained, you will be indulgent and not 

 condemn them without trial. 



To the Angling Critic, I would, in conclusion, 

 remark that 1 have been induced to pen these 

 pages partly in consequence of the very success- 

 ful reception with which my " Guide to Spinning 

 and Trolling " was met, by the Angling World ; 

 and partly at the earnest solicitation of numerous 

 angling friends; reminding him that I have 

 written them in as practical a manner as possible, 

 so as to meet the comprehension of the veriest 

 tyro, who I trust may be as successful in Angling 

 as 



London, 



June, 1864. 



