44 OPINIONS OF OTHERS 



which it was the fisherman's intention to enter- 

 tain him with.' It must also be remarked here 

 that the mouth of the grayling is much more 

 tender than that of the trout, therefore much 

 more care in landing is required ; and a landing 

 net is generally indispensable, especially when 

 the banks are high, for the mouth will seldom 

 bear his weight out of the water." 



This chapter is a long and important one. 

 Unless you carry into practice its precepts, you 

 will never become a good angler. It teaches the 

 great branches of the art, throwing a line, hook- 

 ing, playing, and landing a fish. When you 

 understand them, all you require to know is, the 

 best sort of tackle and the best baits for the seve- 

 ral fishing months. I have quoted, and shall 

 quote, authorities who differ from me in opinion. 

 I respect them. Let the reader do so likewise, 

 and if he finds by experience their opinions better 

 than mine, let him follow them. All I desire is 

 to place valuable opinions before him. 



NOTE. Mr. Blacker, fishing-tackle maker, of 54. Dean 

 Street, Soho, and who is also an experienced fly-fisher, says, in 

 a communication to me, " I will now give the angler an idea 

 of casting the line and fly, which is a most essential point 



