xil CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XII., pp. 136—144. 



GRAYLING FISHING. 



Grayling rivers and haunts. — The * Grayling country;' spawning j growth- 

 rate, and nomenclature, p. 139. 



Artificial fly-fishing andjiies. Uselessness of the great number of Grayling 

 flies .; typical Trout Jiies recommended to he substituted. Tackle, when 

 and where to fly-fish, p. 140. 



Grasshopper fishing — best tackle, and mode of using; time, place, p. 144. 



Grayling fishing with the gentle, p. 144. 



CHAPTER XIII., pp. 145—173. 



SALMON FISHING. 



Outline of Salmon history and nomenclature, p. 148. 



Fly-fishing: two principal difficulties, the 'rise' and the 'stroke'; casting 



and working the fly. Salmon haunts, p. 152. 

 Changing fiies, and casting for second rise; wading, &c., p. 154. 

 Salmon and Grilse Jlies : three universal flies described — ' Silver,' ' gold,* 



and * rainbow.' New method of construction — Head-hackles, &c., p. 160. 

 * Loops'" ; and how to fasten flies to casting-lines, p. 162. 

 Rod, reels, lines, and hooks. Gaffing, p. 166. 

 Spinning — Eel-tail bait and tackle, p. 169. 

 Worm-fishing and tackle, p. 173. 



PART III.— "TROLLING,"— OR PIKE-FISHING. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS, p. 1 74. 



CHAPTER XIV., pp. 177—199. 



SPINNING. 



Theory of spinning. Spinning fights — The Author's patterns; directions for 



baiting, p. 180; details of construction, p. 182. 

 Traces — leads. Rod, reel, and reel-line for spinning and Pike fishing generally, 



p. 184. 

 How to spin — Casting; 'Nottingham method;' striking; playing; landing, 



p. 191. 

 Spinning-baits — Natural baits; Bleak, Dace, Gudgeon; the Eel-bait, tackle for 



and how to catch. Preserved bait. Sea-fish as baits. Artificial baits, 



Pv T96. 

 fVhe?i and where to spin — Pike haunts and spawning time, p. 199. 



