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rhetorical flights, poetic descriptions, entertaining ac- 

 counts and pleasing illustrations of the pleasures and 

 vicissitudes of angling, which are usually found in 

 works of like character. 



In addition to the scientific and life history of both 

 species of "black bass, it gives a practical treatise on 

 angling and fly-fishing, and a full description of all 

 tools and tackle employed for their capture. 



I am under obligation to the Century Company for 

 the illustrations of " Landing a Double " and the " Still 

 Fisher." I was desirous to use the former inasmuch as 

 it was originally drawn to illustrate one of my articles 

 on black bass fishing, and my friend, the late Prof. 

 Alfred M. Mayer posed for the drawing. I also extend 

 my thanks to G. Y. Corner for the sketch of the " Old 

 Kentucky Angler." 



It is as well to say that the last addition to the subject 

 that I intended to make was the supplement " More 

 About the Black Bass;" the credit is due, therefore, to 

 The Robert Clarke Company for this new edition of 

 iriy book, which has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes 

 of the former one. 



BozEMAN, Montana, April, 1 904. 



JAMES A. HENSHALL. 



