CONTENTS ix 



on certain Streams Hackles v. Wings for Wet-fly Fishing 

 The Use of the Dry-fly An Unbeliever A Convert- 

 How to Fish with a Dry-fly Tailing Fish A Day of 

 Woe The 'Coppersmith' and the ' Tinsmith' Casting 

 with a Dry-fly ' Streams within Streams ; Wandering 

 Fish Vacant Shoes A Slice of Luck Long Lines 

 and Short A Change of Tactics An Alternative Play- 

 ing a Fish' Notice to Quit 'A ' Sell 'Testing a Fish 

 'Give and Take' The Value of Good Hands Fish 

 jumping when hooked School-board Education Landing 

 a Fish 'Double-hooked' Foul-hooked . . 213 233 



CHAPTER XI. 



Loch-fishing Reminiscences of Lochleven The Castle Keys 

 How to fish a Loch Drifting Sunk Flies Want of 

 Skill conducive to Success Fighting Qualities of Loch- 

 leven Trout The Angling Competition Nuisance 

 Feeding-grounds of Loch Fish Dangers of Loch-fishing 

 'An East Wind and its only Virtue' Best Months for 

 Fishing on Lochleven The Green Inn Flies suitable for 

 Lake Trout-fishing ..... 234 244 



CHAPTER XII. 



Grayling Relative Size of Grayling Description of Streams 

 suitable for Grayling Peculiarity of Grayling when rising 

 at a Fly Casting for Grayling The Grayling as a Sport- 

 ing Fish Tactics of Grayling when hooked Spawning of 

 Grayling Best Month for Grayling-fishing Advantages 

 of a Grayling Stream Rising Qualities of Grayling An 

 Exceptional Day The Olive Dun as a Grayling Fly 

 Shape of Gray ling Delicacy and Shape of Mouth of 

 Grayling The Virtues of Grayling Edible Qualities of 

 Grayling Origin of Grayling Weather and Time of Day 

 most suitable for Grayling-fishing Grayling as Spawn- 

 eaters The Law of Retaliation Yorkshire Grayling Flies 

 Derbyshire Bumbles Selection of Grayling Flies . 245 254 



