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salmon flics to use in varying conditions of weather and water ; when a change 

 should be made, and of what nature ;ind how the fly should be presented. . . . 

 Mr. Kelson treats every branch of his subject from a superior standpoint." 



VANITY FAIR, March z^th, 1896. 



"Written by a past m.ister in the art of salmon-fishing, who not only knows 

 everything that there is to be known in the ait of tying flies and generally preparing 

 f'shing tackle of every kind, but who also knows when, where, and how to catch his 

 fish, this book differs from almost every book of the century, in that the writer knows 

 what he is writing about, and conveys his knowledge tersely, pithily and well to his 

 reader. . . . Though ' as light in weight and reading as may be,' it is a big and 

 heavy book, yet worth its weight in gold all the same. . . . As to the letterpress, 

 from the first page to the last, from the directions how to tie a fly, to the directions 

 how, when and where to use the fly when tied, the book is from cover to cover 

 admirable. . . . The whole book is full of information, is, obviously, honest 

 and is a book which, not to-day. nor to morrow, but for long years to come, will 

 be the premier book upon the subject. . . . some of his ideas, indeed, are quite 

 admirable, and the whole work teems with suggestions which must be valuable to 

 every fisherman. . . . We have hardly touched upon the thousand and one 

 merits of this book. It is not that it deals admirably with many things, but that it 

 omits nothing." 



ST. JAMES'S GAZETTE, ^ra)rh 31.1/, 1S96. 



" It is to be doubted whether the revered father of fishermen (Izaak Walton) 

 would not have modified his opinion had he been privileged, as we have been, to 

 peruse this l.itest classic on the science of fishing. Ko doubt, for the true fishing 

 enthusiast, who sees the world through piscatorial spectacles, even in the close 

 season, when most of us have dismissed our thoughts with our gillie and our gear, 

 all this carefully worked-out information will be of great assistance ; but it is 

 probable that the less accomplished majority of fishermen will be more grateful for the 

 practical hints on the actual catching of the wily salmon, liberally given by one whose 

 experience, knowledge and authority on the matter are unimpeachable. There is 

 much that is interesting in the author's observations and deductions on the much- 

 disputed habits and motives of the salmon. . . . ' The Complete Angler ' informs 

 us that ' angling is an art ; the only question being for a beginner whether he is 

 capable of learning it.' Mr. Kelson has shown us that fishing can be more than an 

 art — it can be a science ; and his book will undoubtedly do much towards rendering 

 this science learnable by those «ho have not leisure or capacity to woik it out for 

 themselves." 



