PREFACE 



THE extreme popularity of the Brook Trout 

 has been fully proved by the host of anglers 

 who fish for him, and it can scarcely be nec- 

 essary to solicit their favor toward a vol- 

 ume embellished with pictures reproduced in later and 

 better methods than any that have hitherto appeared, 

 and with contributions by different experts well known 

 in departments of the art of angling. 



The Editor originally intended to issue a series of 

 volumes under the title of " A Library of Rod and 

 Gun," and still may do so should a kindly reception be 

 given this volume by lovers of nature and of angling. 



The first object of this work is to supply general 

 information on the Salvelinus fontinalis. It is hoped 

 that it will also prove of interest to amateurs as well as 

 to expert anglers, who will add it to their list of books 

 to take on their trips to read and re-read at odd times — 



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