CONTENTS. 



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Chap. Page 



I. " Thebe 's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the 



LIP " 1 



II. A GAME Autumn Fish 7 



III. The Angler's Friends and Enemies 15 



IV. The Angler's Dress 18 



V. Autumn Salmon-fishing 21 



VI. Fly-fishing Tackle 27 



VII. Wading 44 



VIII. Casting and Working of Fly 61 



IX. Trout-fishing in the " North Countrie " . . . . 58 



X. Keep your Fly on the Water 65 



XI. Playing a Fish 72 



XII. Flies : Natural and Artificial 80 



XIII. How TO Dress a Salmon-Fly 88 



XIV. Original Patterns of Salmon-Flies 90 



XV. Feathers chiefly required in Dressing 



Hooks 103 



XVI. The Inglorious Death of a Thames Trout . . 104 



