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dical minuteness. I have shown how every part 

 of it is to be practised, and the different sorts of 

 gear requisite ; and I have given a full list of all 

 the artificial baits which the fly- fisher must use 

 for the capture of salmon, trout, grayling, and some 

 of the carp tribe. I have made this section of the 

 book as interesting and instructive as I could. 



The reader will find a short and useful chapter 

 on fly-making. Each stage of its process is illus- 

 trated by a wood-cut, and an attempt has been 

 made to explain each cut simply, clearly, and 

 concisely. The different materials for fly-making 

 are named, and the best recipes given for dyeing 

 some of them. 



In the list of artificial flies for every month of 

 the angling season I have emphatically pointed 

 out the most killing ones, shown several ways of 

 making them, and stated when and where, and 

 what fish they will take. Every fly in the list 

 is more or less necessary ; and in the text will be 

 found my opinion of each artificial insect that 

 deserves special notice. In composing the list, 

 I have called to my aid the best authorities on 

 the subject of artificial flies. 



There will be found a chapter on the materials 

 and manufacture of rods, in which those fittest 

 for salmon and trout fishing are pointed out ; and 

 the greatest care has been taken in stating the 

 materials of which they should be manufactured, 



