CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



PAGES 



The objects of this book As good fishing to be had in India as in England, I 

 Author's apologies for himself and his subject, 2 Fishermen the best 

 friends of Pisciculture, 3 Repetition of former works on general fishing 

 avoided, and remarks confined to purely Indian fishing, 4 Continued 

 co-operation of anglers sought Contributions and assistance acknow- 

 ledged, 5 Anglers in India are comparatively few, 6 . . . . . . 1-6 



CHAPTER II. 



THE MAHSEER. 



A sporting fish, 8 Shows better sport than the salmon, 9 The necessity for 

 being prepared for its sudden rush, 9, 10 Advantages of a pliable rod, 10 

 Winch friction, II Pressing your fish, 12 Preventing sulking, 13 

 Continuity of pressure, 14 Manner of pressure, 14-16 Estimating weight 

 of fish before landing it, 16 Landing Shelving Handling, 18 Gaffing, 

 19 Netting, 20-22 Killing, 22 Edibility of Mahseer Attendant 

 necessary, 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23 



CHAPTER III. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAHSEER. 



Its names, 24 Its description by Dr. Day, 25-27 Different sorts of Mahseer, 

 27-34 Manner of drawing Mahseer Manner of colouring Mahseer, 29 

 Prolonged lips not a sexual distinction, 32, 33 A stocking difficulty It is 

 not confined to Bengal, 33 Etymology of the name Mahseer, 34 Its size, 



