CONTENTS. 



PART I. FISHING. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



Directions for Spinning Rod for Trout for Jack 

 Covering for Button Rings Line Trace Shot 

 Flights of Hooks Baiting Ginip Treble Gut- 

 Single ditto Care as to Tackle "Hand-coiling" 

 Line A couple of hints Colour of Landing-handle 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Spin slowly Strike Jack sharply Artificial baits for 

 Jack Jack caught with dead bait not in motion 

 "Kill-devils" on the Wandle in Devonshire in 

 Salt-water Spoon-baits India-rubber balls for 

 floating off live-bait Double live-bait tackle 

 "Gag" and " Executioner " for Jack Live-ground- 

 baiting ...,..., 18 



CHAPTER III. 



How to catch Carp Tame Carp Carp basking Grass- 

 hopper bait Carp, Eels, and ^Eschylus Fish-ponds 

 near Brussels Great Carp caught in them General 

 management of fish there Growth of fish promoted 

 by change of water Effect on Jack on Roach 

 Noises made by Carp at night Spawning of Carp 

 Their spawn devoured by Water-birds and fish 

 Dace caught with Spinning-bait Carp with live 

 Minnow Eel with fly Perch with fly . . .33 



CHAPTER IV. 



In selection of Flies, colour, not form Old rule, " Light 

 fly for darkness," &c. rather to be reversed 

 Fastening for Casting-line Ditto for Bob-flies 

 Make-shift Gaff Cut-and-thrust Rod-spear Simple 

 Clearing-line Fastening for loose Reel Fish 

 slowly with fly Straight line Hair casting-lines 

 Tailing fly with " Gentle " Fishing near Geneva 

 Versoix Eau de Lyon Lines on Versoix In 



