xxv i Illustrations. 



TAGE 



Dee minnow tackle, baited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 



5, unbaited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 



Geen's Richmond spinner, mounted for Mahseer . . . . . . . . . . 69 



Coxon spinner, mounted for Mahseer . . . \ . . . . . . . . 70 



,, English mounting, baited . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 



,, ,, unbaited . . . . . . . . . . 71 



Archer spinner, baited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 



,, unbaited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 



Chapman spinner, baited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 



,, unbaited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 



A fish's angles of vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 



,, 109 



Scale of Limerick hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 



,, Mahseer treble hooks .. .. .. .. .. .. ..119 



,, Pennell-eyed Limerick hooks .. .. .. .. .. ..120 



,, sneck-bend hooks 121 



,, eyed Kirby hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 



,, Rohu hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 123 



Hog-back fly-spoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 



Parson's live-bait tackle 138 



Jardine live-bait tackle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 



Rod rest 142 



Loop knot for drop flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 



Francis knot for drop flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 



My knot for drop flies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 



Knot for attaching fly-collar to running line, by day . . . . . . 184 



My knot for attaching fly-collar to running line, by night . . . . . . 184 



Lightlanding.net .. .. .. .. .. .. .. f . .. 190 



Knot for detective float 200 



Sizes of rust-proof wire gimp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 



The Jardine gag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 



Disgorger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 



Bagarius Yarrellii and man .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..210 



Geen's Richmond spinner, trout size. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 



Dead frog baited, large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 



small .. . -.230 



Gorge hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 



Prawn tackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 



The Ootacamund Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 



Spoon-bait, mounted as I recommend .. .. .. .. .. .. 274 



The Giri spoon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 275 



Hog-back spoon 275 



Double loop knot, for spinning-bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 



Scale of swivels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 



Whipping on a treble hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 



Knot for turned-down metal-eyed hook . . . . . . . . . . 281 



,, turned-up metal-eyed hook . . . . . . . . . . 281 



