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Stiff Mahseer rod depri .. .. .. 16 



SCodee of baiting with dead flah .. .. .. .. .. 17 



Pine taokle desirable .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 



Sort of fish for bait .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 



Best site for bait .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 



Large flab deter amall flah from anticipating theoo .. .. .. 54 



1 1 1 fisherman generally kills better Bah than an indifferent fisherman . . 54 



Bah wary . . .. . . . . . . 55 



Ki-h able to communicate ideas to each other . . .. .. .. 56 



Fish think and hare brai .. .. .. .. .. 57 



Examples of birds, beasts, and insects """""""irating ideas, and the analogy 



to be drawn therefrom in favour of fial .. .. .. 58 



Gregarious fish communicate .. .. .. .. .. 64 



Salt p re fe rred to spirits for preservation of bail .. .. .. 66 



CHAPTEE VI. 



HOW, WHEN, AND WHERE TO FISH FOR MAIISEER. 



Spinning against and across stream 



Habits of small fish 



Velocity at which to spin 



Object of bait revolving on its own axis 



Manner in which big ti-li surprise their food 



And sometimes chase it 



Educated fish 



Prey chiefly on sick fish 



Short-sighteiln--:- of fish through water 



How to spin when bait is being followed 



Imperative necessity for keeping out of sight 



Refraction in water 



Stalk yonr fish 



Manner of spinning with a fly top 



B -cason of the year for fishing 



Best hours of the day for fishing 



Rivers in which to fish 



The parts of a river to be fished 



Pool fishing 



Fishing deep 



Tyranny among flah 



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CHAPTEE VII. 



FLY FISHING FOR MAHSKKK 



Fishing with a Salmon fly 

 The rationale 

 n of flies 



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