ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Bottom Fishing Reels ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 



Floats for Bottom Fishing .... 5 



Chub Flies ... n 



The Weir Chub Pool I2 



A Bream Swim ... ... ... ... ... ... --- 15 



Shoulder-strap Landing Net ... ... ... ... ... 16 



Where Tench Feed ' ",.\ 22 



The Home of the Carp ... ... ... ... *.. ... 24 



A Pike Pool on the Stour 27 



Pike Spinning Tackle ... ... . . ... ... ... 29 



"Silex"Reel 30 



Telescopic GafF and Registered Safety Ring ... ... ... 31 



" Punjaub " Wire Paternoster 33 



Spoon and Minnow Pike Baits ... ... ... ... . . 34 



The " Halcyon " Pike Spinner ... ... ... ... ... 35 



Spoon for Lough Pike (Hardy's) ... ... ... ... ... 36 



Pike Spinning Baits 40 



Where Perch Lie ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 41 



The Old Mill Pool 42 



A Winter Pool 44 



" Perfect " Trout Reel (Hardy's) ';...:' 48 



Amateur Rod-Making ... ... ,.. ... ... ... 49 



Jam-Knot for attaching Line to Gut ... ... ... ... 50 



The Double Water Gut Knot 50 



The Buffer Gut Knot 51 



Fly-Tying (First stages) 58 



(Second stages) 59 



(Third stages) ... 60 



Rod-Casting, Range of Arm 64 



How to Cast (Forward action) ... ... ... ... ... 66 



,, ,, (Backward action) ... ./. ... ... ... 67 



How to Attach Fly to Casting Line ... ... ... ... 68 



The Test 71 



The Itchen 73 



