Blacker's Art of Flymaking, &C - Comprising Angling, and Dyeing of Colours, With Engravings of Salmon and Trout Flies, Shewing the Process of the Gentle Craft as Taught in the Pages; With Descriptions of Flies for the Season of the Yea... #271425

My endeavours have been unceasing for many years past, in striving to please the great Salmon Fishers and Trout Fishers of this Country, and I must confess that my labours have not been in vain; they have generously conferred upon me their very kind patronage and good will, benefits for which I hold them in very great estimation. Under these circumstances, I have taken much pains to Write the book in a befitting manner to suit their tastes and purposes, although my inability in many instances has been an obstacle, nevertheless with all my faults I claim the title of Fisherman, an humble and unimportuned name which no reasonable dispensation can deprive me of.