viii Preface. 



much increased if he knew that the per- 

 usal of it would create any bond of sym- 

 pathy between himself and the angling 

 community in general. This edition is 

 interleaved with blank sheets for the 

 reader's notes. The Author need hardly 

 say that any suggestions addressed to 

 the care of the publishers, will meet with 

 consideration in a future edition. 



GLASGOW, March 1882. 



