PREFACE. 



the rain beats against his study window. And there are 

 pleasant days to come, God willing : the salmon are rushing 

 up the rivers fast as the spates are sweeping down ; the 

 weeds are rotting, and the pike are gathering in the deep 

 holes ; the trout are preparing to double their numbers ; and 

 work must and shall stand aside, for some days at least, of 

 the next seasons. 



To all to whom these presents shall come the Editor sends 

 an angler's greeting. 



2 JESMOND GARDENS, 

 NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. 



