x CONTENTS. 



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X. The Spanish Mackerel 126 



XL TheBonetta or Bonita 132 



XII. The Cero, Ceriis, or Sierra, 134 ; the Horse Mackerel 135 



PART II. 



FRESH-WATER FISHING WITH FLY AND BAIT. 



CHAPTER.I. 

 I. The Poetry of Angling 



II. The Brook Trout ............................................................. 146 



III. Fly-fishing for Trout, 154 ; Modern Spliqe for Fly-rods ............ 159 



CHAPTER II. 

 I. Fly-fishing on Massapiqua Lake .......................................... 162 



II. How to Fish a Stream ...................................................... 165 



III. Knots, Loops, and Drops, 166 ; how to Stain Silk- worm Gut, 170 ; 

 Trout-reels, 172 ; Fly-rods, 173 ; Landing-nets, 173 ; Trout- 

 basket, 174 ; Bait-box, 174 ; Straightening Casting-lines, 175 ; 

 Natural and Artificial Trout-flies ...................................... 176 



CHAPTER III. 

 I. Middle Dam Camp ........................................................... 181 



II. Select Artificial Trout-flies, 184 ; Round Bend Fly-hooks, 185 ; 



Fish-hook Philosophy .................................................... 185 



III. Bait-fishing for Trout ........................................ ............... 189 



CHAPTER IV. 

 I. Lesson by Josh Billings, 191 ; the Ardent Angler .................... 1 92 



II. Angling for Children ........................................................ 198 



CHAPTER V. 

 I. The Salmon .................................................................... 202 



II. Outfit for Salmon-fishing .................................................... 215 



III. Departure for Salmon-fishing, 215 ; our Start up the St. John.... 218 



IV. The Encampment ............................................................ 222 



V. Camping in the Wilderness, 228 ; a Morning's Experience ........ 234 



VI. History and Rumination ....................................... ............. 236 



VII. Jolly Sport on Rattling Run ............................................... 241 



VIII. Fly-fishing below the Falls ................................................. 244 



IX. Thoughts of returning Homeward ........................................ 251 



X. The Silver or Sea Trout, 255 ; the White Trout, 258 ; the Win- 

 ninish, 260 ; Red Trout of Long Lake, 262 ; Trout of Seneca 

 and Cayuga Lakes, 263 ; the Mackinaw Trout .................... 264 



XI. American Pickerel or Pike, 266 ; Skittering for Pickerel among 



the Lily-pads, 270 ; Still-baiting for Pickerel ....................... 271 



