vi ADVERTISEMENT. 



rioana— of the Salmon Trout— taken from Yarrel— and of the Lake 

 Trout and Pike Pearch, from DeKay's Fauna of the State of SSaw 



York. ," 



For the fidelity and excellence of the engraving, I am indebted to 



Messrs. Bobbett & Edmonds, and Brotherhead, by whom, with one or 

 two trifling exceptions, all the outs have been executed, ^-r 



To the Messrs. Conroy I have to record obligation for preparations 

 of the fine specimens of various Trout, Lake and Salmon Flies, which 

 are engraved in this work ; and I take this opportunity of strongly and 

 cordially recommending them to all my friends and readers, as deci- 

 dedly, in my opinion, the best rod and tackle makers in the United 

 States. -- .■ ,-j/ 



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'J 

 A Second e(^tiou cjf this wei-k'having been already called fur, 1 have 



takeni-tjie ap|)ldifainity cdrefully to revise it, and correct the unavoida- 



ble errorg,jo 'Sr'lf' l^ave discovered them, which must occur in a 

 b^blMo^l^tlg pt_d, bubject so comprehensive as mine. 



A tour iMtpi^^Sps^ north-western lakes, during the past summer 

 and autumn|^s f^lvjbi me opportunity to observe the habits and cha- 

 racteristics 'olt manjMsh which previously I had known only by report 

 of others — to collect information relative to the mode of takino' them 

 — and, hence, ;to verify or correct opinions heretofore expressed. 



A work of this nature must necessarily be more or less compiled as 

 no man can be expected to have fished in every State of the Union 

 or to be personally acquainted with the fishes of each and all. To 

 relate personal experiences, where they exist — to collect the best au- 

 thorities, wher(5'there are authorities; and otherwise to be silent rather 



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than give character to vulgar rumors— I deem the writer's duty. 



This, to the best of my ability, I have endeavored to do : and I can 



