INTRODUCTION 



the woods and waters is the love and lure 

 of Angling, pure and simple, and in ac- 

 cordance with the spirit of true sportsman- 

 ship with all that it implies. We follow the 

 "Humble Angler" from the rock-bound 

 waters of Newfoundland to the sunny 

 lagoon of Florida; from sunrise on the At- 

 lantic to sunset on the Pacific; from tide- 

 water to mountain pool. With the warp of 

 angling he weaves the woof of personal ad- 

 venture and the weft of encounters with 

 pioneers, Indians, smugglers, and outlaws. 



We sit in a dory with him on an estuary 

 of the New England coast fishing for the 

 sturdy pollack or the gamesome white perch, 

 while the snowy wings of the sea-gull flash 

 in the sunshine. And then we are seated 

 with him in a canoe on a limpid lake in the 

 Pine Tree State, and watch his random 

 casts for black bass, toward sundown, with 

 the wild cry of the loon in our ears. And 

 then, again, we are wading a rocky stream 

 casting the tinseled lure for the ruby- 

 studded brook trout, while the Halcyon 

 bird springs his alarm rattle to warn the 

 denizens of the waters over which he keeps 

 watch and ward. 



And anon we are trolling in the depths of 

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