CONTENTS. 



FIRST DAY. 



Vindication of fly fishing — Poem in praise of Walton 



— Distinguished anglers — Fishing, a natural, philo- 

 sophical, and scientific pursuit — Scenery — Fish 

 possessed of little sensibility — Praise of fly-fishing 



— Field sports related to natural history — Pro- 

 posed fishing excursion — Comparison of a river to 

 human life Page 1 — 18 



SECOND DAY. 



Trout fishing — Flies — May-fly and gray drake — 

 Alder fly — Object of fishing — Escape of a fish 

 after being hooked — Sense of smelling in fish — 

 Baits — The natural fly — Pricked trout — Local 

 habits of animals — Trout of the Colne — Throw- 

 ing the fly — Trout described — Spots on trout — 

 Perch — Anecdote — Haunts of trout — Evening 

 fishing — Management of a fish when hooked — 

 Flies of different seasons — Fishing season — Dif- 

 ference of the gillaroo from trout — Diminution of 

 flies in some rivers — Gillaroo trout found only in 

 Ireland — Par or samlet — Other varieties of trout 



— Dr. Darwin — Experiment on trout by Mr. 

 Tonkin of Polgaron — Cause of the varieties of 

 trout — Mule fish — Crossing the breed — Impreg- 

 nation of the ova of fish — Experiment of Mr. 

 Jacobi on this point — Causes that hasten or retard 



