CONTENTS. V 



CHAPTER 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 CON WAY 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 814 



THE AUTHOR'S SCALE OF HOOKS 220 



SIZE OF FLIES 222 



A KILLING FLY *..- *29 



EVANS'S FLY 229 



AN UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION ,.,, 230 



