THE 



FLY^-FISHER'S TEXT-BOOK. 



CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEIl. PAGE, 



I. THE ANGLER'S PLEASURES 1 



n. OF BOOKS ON ANGLING 5 



THE ANGLER'S OUTFIT 7 



SIEBE'S WEIGHING MACHINE, ivith an illuitration .. 8 



- GUT 9 



SALMON GUT 11 



TROUT GUT 12 



-^ REEL LINES 12 



SALMON REEL LINES 13 



TROUT REEL LINES 14 



REELS l.** 



GAFF 17 



LANDING NET 18 



CLEARING RING, AND ROD SCYTHE 19 



TWISTING MACHINE 20 



THE FLY-FISHER'S DRESS 21 



WADING BOOTS, with an illustration 22 



III. FLY RODS 23 



COLOUR OF RODS 24 



TOP JOINTS 26 



SPLICED TOPS 27 



WHALEBONE TIPS 28 



ASH OR WILLOW BUTS 29 



HOLLOW BUTS 30 



THE GROOVE AND RING ^1 



SPLICED RODS 32 



ELASTICITY OF RODS, ivi</t an iiiustraffon 34 



BALANCE OF RODS 38 



