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to fish The best side of the bridge, 243 Manoeuvring in face of the 

 enemy Fishing localities, 244 Sporting season The fish sickened by 

 putrid smelling water Strength and size of Polyneimis Striking, 245 

 The Ba-mln Committee M.'s experiences, 246 Pamban Salmon, 247 

 Unnecessary strength of native tackle, 248 Dr. Day's description of 

 Polynemus The Cock-up or Nair fish (Lates calcarifer) Vernacular names 

 of Size of, 249 Season and water for Tackle and bait for Runs out 

 much line Manner of spinning for Of taking bait Playing, 250 Time 

 for fishing, 251 My own ideas, 252 Dr. Day's description The Red 

 Perch (Lutianus roseus) The Grey Perch, 253 Prawn bait, 254 Elops 

 Megalops, 255 The Seer (Cybittm), 256 Trailing spinning bait from 

 sailing-boat, 257 Punctuality of sea fish may be taken advantage of, 258 

 Bottom fishing in the sea Chanos salmoneus or Hyder's fish, 259 

 The peculiarities of its capture Acclimatization of sea fish to fresh 

 water, 260 237-260 



CHAPTER XIX. 



FISHING ON HILL SANATORIA. 



Pulney Hills Stocked with Barils, 261 Boats available The seasons for 

 fishing Further stocking of the lake The Nilagiris, the story of their 

 stocking, 262 Ootacamund lake Bilikal lake, 263 The stocking of the 

 Pykara river The stocking with Trout, 265 Other possibilities of 

 stocking Carp and Tench, 266 Pachmarhi, 267 Kumaon Poonah 

 Poonah neighbourhood, 268 . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-268 



CHAPTER XX. 



ROD AND TACKLE. 



Rough and ready arrangements disapproved Mahseer hooks, 269 Tackle 

 shops mentioned, 270 Single vent hook, 271 Richmond spinner The 

 Coxon spinner Archer and Chapman spinners Phantoms, 272 Split 

 rings, 273 Spoons, 273-275 Convenient loop-knot, 275 Soaking gut, 

 276 Rust-eaten gut, 277 Swivels, 278 Hooks drawing, 279 Knots for 

 eyed hooks, .280 Winch, 283 Running line, 284, 288, 296 Check- 

 winch, 286 My brake-winch, 289 The wedge-fast winch fittings, 294 

 Uniformity in heelplates desirable, 295 Line drying, 296 Gut, 297 

 Rod, 299 Button Ferrules, 301 Top rings, 302 Rod rings, 302, 303 

 Sinkers Whipping, 303 Flight of hooks, 304 Flies Preserving 

 tackle Wax, 305 Lead wire Copper wire Whipping cord Bait 

 kettle, 306 Spring balances Winch case Knife, 309 Fly scissors 

 Hackle-holder Table vice, 310 Gut twister Splicing, 311 Otter, 312 

 Guide to ordering tackle, 315 Rod box, 319 Tackle box Marking 

 your gear, 320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269-320 



