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Net Fishing in East African. Rivers. Fishing in South Africa. 

 Fishing in South America. Mahseer Fishing in India. Mr. H. S. 

 Thomas on Indian Fishing. Gaffing a Captured Fish. Traveller's Outfit 

 for Fishing in Wild Countries. Rods. Makeshift Bamboo Rods. 

 Mr. J. K. Lord on Fishing in the Wilderness. tLind-lines for Lake 

 Fishing. Rod Rests. Manufacture of a Bamboo Rod. Fishing Lines . 

 The Care of Lines. Reels. Hooks. Eyed Hooks. Fly Tying. 

 Triangle Hooks. Artificial Fresh Water Baits. Spoons. Artificial 

 Flies. Gut, Wire, and Gimp. Very Fine Steel Wire for Traces. 

 Split Rings. Mounting Spoons. Silks. Wax, etc. Colourless Wax. 

 Fishing Nets. Net-setting under Heavy Ice. Practice of Hudson 

 Bay Co.'s Men in Winter. Air-holes. Night Lines. Valedictory 

 Remarks. The Great Book of Nature. Thomas Paine upon. Obituary 

 Notice of Thomas Paine. 



AMONG the sports for whose peculiar excellence 

 the wilderness is renowned must be numbered 

 that of fishing. 



But as every angler is already aware, this sport is 

 everywhere apt to be uncertain, especially in unknown 

 waters, being good at some seasons while nothing at 

 all is to be caught at others, even in the most pro- 

 mising looking places. 



This fact will explain the very often diametrically 

 opposite opinions expressed respecting the same piece 

 of fishing. One man perhaps was there, and fished 

 at the right time, and tells us he had splendid sport: 

 while another did the opposite and got nothing, and 

 thinks the whole thing a delusion and a snare. 



A prudent man will therefore be careful in forming 

 conclusions upon hasty reports of these matters. As 

 regards the uncertainty as to the prospects of sport, 

 there can be no doubt that good and bad fishing is 

 greatly dependent upon the condition of the water and 

 changes of the seasons. Still the matter is one which- 

 is by no means very well understood; because some- 

 times, even at the most apparently unpropitious mo- 



