

CONTENTS, 



Introduction by "Red Spinner" (William Senior). 



DIVISION I.— COARSE FISH. 



CHAPTER I. 



Some General Principles. The Fishes of the United King- 

 dom — Haunts of "Coarse Fish in Summer and Winter — 

 Effect of Floods and Colour in Water — Use and Impor- 

 tance of Ground-bait. 



CHAPTER II. 



Tackle for Bottom Fishing. Rods — Rod-fittings — Reels 

 and Winches — Running Lines — Hooks — Gut, Hair, Knots, 

 and Leads — Float Tackle and Floats — Leger and Pater- 

 noster — Landing-net, &c., &c. 



CHAPTER III. 



The Roach. Roach-fishing a Fine Art — A Summer Day's 

 Roach-fishing — Baits and Ground-baits — Finding a Swim — 

 Float-fishing, Thames Style — Playing and Landing Fish — A 

 Jack in the Swim — Nottingham Fishing — Tight-corking and 



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