XIV CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER III. 



Working the Salmon-fly through the Water — Mischief of 

 rapidly working it — Experiments recently made — A 

 fascinating Manoeuvre — Appearance of the Fly in the 

 Water — Rendering a long Cast perfect — Hooking a 

 Salmon — Reasons for striking gently — Eifects of violent 

 striking — Striking sideways recommended — A practical 

 Angling Lesson — Success of gentle Striking — Grilse 

 stronger than Salmon — Effects of Fresh Water on Sal- 

 mon — Rules for playing a Salmon — Playing one under 

 Difficulties — How to stop a fleeing Salmon — Salmon- 

 somersets, how dealt with — How to fish a Salmon- 

 river — Up-river Fishing recommended — What Spots 

 should be fished — Angling-pilots — Favourite Haunts of 

 Salmon — When Salmon rise best — Best Hours for Sal- 

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CHAPTER IV. 



On Salmon-flies — A piscatorial Puzzle — Nondescripts — 

 An old Theory abandoned — Capriciousness of Salmon — 

 Their unaccountable Predilections — General and local 

 Flies — A great and general Rule — Feathers, Furs, 

 Wools, and Silks for Flies — How to dye them various 

 Colours — Valuable dyeing Recipes — Best Salmon-hooks 

 — Plate of them — List of Salmon-flies — For the Shan- 

 non, Tweed, Shin, Laxford, Naver, Inver, Brora, Oikel, 

 Carron, Carsely, Kirkaig — Sutherlandshire and Rosshire 

 Rivers described — Flies for the Findhorn, Don, Dee, 

 and Spey — For the Ballyshannon, Bann, Bush, Black- 

 water, Lee (Cork) — Killarney and Waterville — Welsh 

 Flies — General Flies — The Three Graces — Sea- trout 

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