This little volume, originally published in the middle of the nineteenth century, is devoted to the art of trout fishing. The author, W. C. Stewart, offers a detailed account of nearly all the aspects of trouting, beginning with the explanation for fishermen up to the discussion various types of wood for making fishing rods. The book gives examples of fish’s food, numerous sorts of worms, lampreys, the suitable weather for fishing, experiments with the angles and other useful information, such as best means of filling a basket in May. Never herefor there was such a book, which provided a full-length account of trout fishing. Though the book was written in the language of the time, it remains very informative today, since a lot of described techniques have hardly changed.