CONTENTS. V 



CHAI'TKIl PAGE 



COURAGE OF FISH 152 



OPTICS OF FISH 153 



WEATHER FOR FISHING 154 



HAUNTS OF FISH 155 



HABITS OF SALMON 157 



POOL FISHING, with an Illustration 159 



THEOPHILUS HOOKS A FISH 164 



HIS MANOEUVRES 165 



HE LANDS HIS PRIZE 166 



STRENGTH OF FISH 168 



THE CAPTAIN'S YARN 169 



THE CONWAY 172 



MIGRATION OF SALMON 174 



GROWTH OF SALMON 175 



NATURAL HISTORY OF THE PAR 183 



SALMON FISHING IN SALT WATER 194 



SALMON FISHING IN BRACKISH WATER 195 



STAKE-NETS 200 



DESTRUCTION OF SALMON 202 



PRESERVATION OF SALMON 205 



X. HAUNTS OF TROUT 210 



CHUB-HOLES 212 



BAIT FOR SALMON 213 



FLIES 214 



THE AUTHOR'S SCALE OF HOOKS 220 



SIZE OF FLIES 222 



A KILLING FLY 229 



EVANS'S FLY 229 



AN UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION 230 



