Days and Nights of Salmon-Fishing in the Tweed. By William
Serope. The Fly-Fisher's Entomology. By Alfred Remolds. Edited by H. T. Sheringham. (H. Jenkins. 16e. net each.).— Anglers will welcome these handsome reprints of two famous angling books. Each of them contains many capital illustra- tions, some of them in colour, and each has a valuable introduc- tion by the Fishing Editor of the Field. Serope's book, Thich first appeared in 1844 is admirably written and may be read
with interest even by those who never wield a rod. Mr. Shoring- ham discusses the changes in the Tweed since Scrope's day, and shows what might be done to improve the fishing if the river were properly administered. In the Wye, the Wye Fisheries Association, by controlling the estuary netting, has increased the catch tenfold and yet left many more fish in the river. Excessive netting and pollution are the great evils that have to be overcome in most rivers. Ronalds's book which was published in 1836 appeared before the dry fly came into vogue, but it is still of great practical value. Mr. Sheringham's introduction serves to place Ronalds in his due relation to the progress of the art ; the editor also adds an appendix on some modem flies, which, like the rest, are properly illustrated.
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