vi PREFACE. 
So far as they relate to Fishing, those 
connected with practical details are almost 
entirely the result of my own experience, and 
I may therefore hope that they will prove not 
altogether useless to brother-fishermen, while 
such as are not exclusively technical may per- 
haps possess a more general interest. 
With regard to those connected with Na- 
tural History I feel that an apology is needed 
—especially in this eminently scientific age— 
for my presumption in venturing to deal with 
the subject so superficially. There is, indeed, 
nothing in these Notes which can commend 
them to the man of science, they being merely 
records of every-day matters, which, though 
simple in themselves, have nevertheless yielded 
me so much interest and pleasure, that they 
may, it is hoped, even second-hand, be capable 
of affording some amusement to others. 
The combination of the two subjects is 
one which may be thought to require some 
explanation. 
By those who take no interest in Field- 
sports, Hunting, Shooting and Fishing will 
