Because he is an accomplished angler and an authority of repute upon all 

 that pertains to fish and fishing ; 



Because of the instruction I have derived from his writings and of the pleasure 

 afforded me by his private correspondence and his entertaining companionship in 

 the Canadian environment of the Ouananiche ; 



Because of the counsel, aid, and encouragement which he has so generously 

 extended to me in the preparation of the present work ; 



ABOVE ALL 

 Because he is my friend and the friend of the Ouananiche 



Hetifcate t&fs Eooft to 

 A. NELSON CHENEY, ESQ. 



State Fish Culturist of the State of New York, President of the Mohican Rod and 

 Gun Club of Glens Falls, Secretary of the Eastern New York Fish and Game Protective 

 Association, Member of the World's Fishery Congress, Member of the American 

 Fisheries Society, Associate Member of the New York State Association for the 

 Protection of Fish and Game, Honorary Member of the Fly Fishers' Club, London, 

 of the Triton Fish and Game Club of Quebec, and of the Rock Run Game and Fish 

 Club, Honorary Member of the Vermont Fish and Game League, Anglers' Association 

 of the St. Lawrence River, and Northern New York Association for the Protection 

 of Fish and Game, Associate Member of the Adirondack Guides Association, etc., etc. 



E. T. D. CHAMBERS 



