CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XIII. 



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Pollution of Salmon Rivers Obstructions Fish-passes 

 Salmon-life Extract from Preface of Reports made to the 

 Tweed Commissioners Questions and Answers from 

 Tweed Fishery Reports Summary of Information given 

 in Tweed Fishery Reports Average Rate of Speed of 

 Salmon when ascending Rivers Extraordinary Rate of 

 Speed attained by a Salmon in the Sea Spring Fish and 

 Early Rivers Temperature of Water The Parr The 

 Sewin Local Nomenclature Classification of the Migra- 

 tory Salmonidae Differences between Varieties of Migra- 

 tory Salmonidas Care of Salmon Rivers The Value of a 

 River well cared for The Value of Trout Streams The 

 Duties of a Water-keeper Improving a River Weed- 

 cutting on Salmon Rivers A Weed-net . . 255 283 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Fishing a Strange River Alterations in Rivers by Floods 

 Taking Places Fishing the Water An Amateur at Work 

 ' Potted Fish 'Water and Weather . . 284292 



CHAPTER XV. 



Salmon-rods Spliced Salmon-rods Rings for Salmon-rods 

 Salmon-lines Salmon gut Salmon-gut Casting-lines 

 Damping-box for Salmon-casts Gut-tips How to put on 

 a Salmon-fly Testing Salmon-tackle Gaffs Berthon 

 Folding Gaff Salmon-fly Box Messengers . 293 305 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The Action of a Salmon Fly Necessity for fishing Down- 

 stream for Salmon How to hold a Salmon-rod How to 

 face the Water Placing the Fly Working the Rod- 

 Picking the Line off the Water Casting Slack Line 

 The Value of Switching Good Style Length of Line to 

 be used Fishing a Pool, or Reach Mr. Kelson's Theory 



