PEBFACE 



dyke,' whose Book of the All-Bound Angler I found indis- 

 pensable. My warm thanks are due to Mr. F. G. Aflalo, the 

 founder of the B.8.A.S., for many courtesies and for the privilege 

 of quoting from his most valuable books on sea angling in many 

 seas, which he has sent me from time to time, in all, constituting 

 a library of sport of the greatest value. 



My acknowledgements are due to the Glasgow Sea Anglers 

 Association for many kindnesses, and an opportunity to meet 

 anglers of that city. My thanks are due to Major Hills, at whose 

 country seat, Alburgh Hall, I saw the Yure and its grayling, and 

 to Mr. W. W. Simpson who enabled me to cast for salmon in the 

 Hodder and Eibble, and to Mr. E. Thom Annan for invitations to 

 fish his sea-trout river in Eoss-shire and his salmon water inWales. 

 I am indebted to Prince Pierre d'Arenberg, President of the 

 Casting Club of France, for many courtesies, not the least being 

 a series of photographs of himself showing the first black bass 

 taken by the Prince in France, where he is endeavouring to place 

 angling on a firm basis. 



My thanks are due to Mr. Cotter and Mr. Streeter of the Tarpon 

 Club of Port Aransas, Texas, Mr. Conn, Mr. Potter of the Tuna 

 Club, Mr. Chas. V. Barton of Los Angeles for data relating to the 

 shore angUng in California, and to Mr. T. S. Manning, Colonel 

 Stearns, Mr. Smith Warren, and especially to Mr. H. Ormsby 

 Phillips for the photographs of his remarkable catches with light 

 tackle and permission to use them. 



I am particularly indebted to Mr. P. V. Eeys, of Avalon, Santa 

 CataUna, California, for the admirable set of Living game-fish 

 pictures of that region, unique ia every respect, and for the use of 

 several copyright photographs, and to Dr. B. F. Alden and his col- 

 laborator for the wonderful X-ray radiograph photographs shown 

 in the volume, and to Mr. W. Carter Piatt for photographs used 

 in the book. I am indebted to Mr. James Horsburgh, Jr., of San 

 Francisco, for photographs of the Pacific Coast and angling lakes 

 and streams ; to Dr. David Starr Jordan, Dr. G. Hart Merriam 

 for permission to use their books and reports, and finally to Mr. 



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