This volume contains a number of interesting and amusing anecdotes based upon the author's own personal experiences fishing for salmon. Written in informal, accessible language and full of interesting and relatable tales of fishing excursions, this text will appeal to those with a love of fishing, and especially so to keen salmon fishers who may be familiar with some of the vagaries and vicissitudes of this branch of fishing. This text would make for a wonderful addition to collections of fishing literature, and is one not to be missed by the discerning enthusiast. This volume was first published in 1885, and is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new specially-commissioned introduction on the history of fishing.