V. 



as an Angler, and have killed every fish of any jiote common to 

 our rivers, lakes, and ponds,, 1 have never had opportunities of 

 fishing for the King of fresh-waters, and hence the want of any 

 allusion to that fish in the following pages. Those who desire 

 to become acquainted with the style of Angling for Salmon, 

 cannot do better than consult the admirable treatises on this fish 

 by " Ephemera," of Bell's lAfe. With these few words I commit 

 the " An glee's IirsTEtrcTOE" to the favor of my friends, and, 

 if I have any, to the merciful consideration of my enemies. 



Nottingham, Ist September, 1857. 



