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INDEX TO LIFE HISTORY. 



Introduction of Bass in new waters, 



154. 

 Knots, 279. 



Lancewood, for rods, 197. 

 Landing-nets, 331. 

 Landing the Bass, 402, 426. 

 Last injunction, 455. 

 Leaders, 273. 



Lengthening the line in casting, 397. 

 Lines, care of, 450. 

 Lines, fishing, 252. 

 Lines, for bait-fishing, 258, 412. 

 Lines for fly-fisliing, 265. 

 Lines for hand-trolling, 267. 

 Lines, how made, 253. 

 Lines, rod, 263. 

 Mackintosh pants, 343. 

 Mahoe, for rods, 199. 

 Making the cast, 415. 

 Maple, for rods, 199. 

 Markings of Bass, 146. 

 Mateiials for rods, 196. 

 Minnows, 318. 

 Minnows, artificial, 315. 

 Minnows, care of, 320. 

 Minnow, casting the, 409. 

 Minnow nets, 333. 

 Minnow pails, 340. 

 Minnow rod, 212, 411. 

 Minnow seine, 333. 

 Minnow tackle, 411. 

 Multiplying reels, 243. 

 Natural baits 318. 

 Nests of Black Bass, 163. 

 Net, landing, 331. 

 Net, minnow, 333. 

 No reel, 250. 



On stocking inland waters, 185. 

 Origin of split bamboo rod, 201. 

 Parting words, 452. 



Perch, for bait, 319. 

 Philosophy of angling, 349. 

 Pigment cells, 148. 

 Playing, in bait-fishing, 425. 

 Playing, in fiy-fisiiing, 401. 

 Position of reel on rod, 251. 

 j Potomac, stocking the, 157. 

 Rapid growth of Bass, 165. 

 Reels, 237. 

 Reel, care of, 448. 

 Reel cases, 345. 

 Reel, click, 238. 

 Reel lines, bait fishing, 258. 

 Reel lines, fly-fishing, 265. 

 Reel, management of, 420. 

 Reel, multiplying, 243, 412. 

 Reel, position on rod, 251, 414, 449. 

 Reeling the line, 427. 

 Remarks, hints and advice in fly- 



fishing, 402. 

 Rigging the cast in bait-fishing, 414. 

 Rigging the cast in fly-fishing, 389. 

 Rods, 195. 

 Rod, bait, 207. 

 Rod, care of, 445. 

 Rod, coming Ba«s, 211. 

 Rod, Cuvier Club, 224. 

 Rod, for casting tiie minnow, 411. 

 Rod, Forest and Stream, 211. 

 Rod, Henshall, 212. 

 Rod, home-made, 221. 

 Rod, how to joint, 445. 

 Rod lines, 263. 

 Rod, materials for, 196. 

 Rod, origin of split bamboo. 201. 

 Rod, split bamboo minnow, 225. 

 Rod, split bamboo, how to make, 



226. 

 Rod, Welles, 223. 

 Rules for using flies. 296- 



