CONTENTS. 



Introduction. 



Chapter I. - My Bridge of Dreams ... ... i 



II. The April Day ... ... ... 6 



III. - In Arcadia ... ... ... 12 



IV. - The Trout of the Moor ... ... 17 



,, V. - The Derbyshire Wye ... ... 22 



VI. A Mayfly Story ... ... ... 26 



VII. - Lone Tarns and Pools ... ... 30 



,, VIII. - The Fly-Fisherman's Aftermath ... 34 



,, IX. - The Milkmaid ... ... ... 40 



X. - The Valley of Peace ... ... 44 



XI. - In the Season of Mists ... ... 48 



XII. - Pike and Pike-Fishing ... ... 54 



XIII. - Chub : and a Method of Chubbing ... 60 



XIV. - Perch and Perch-Fishing ... ... 65 



XV. - The Rise and Fall of a Despot ... 70 



