xvi CONTENTS 



PAOKS 



The Diptera The rise The best time to fish The evening 

 rise Keeping the line clear Changing the fly after dark 

 Fishing by moonlight Bulging trout The senses of a trout 

 The vision of a trout ----- 74-101 



CHAPTER IV 



Pisciculture Temperature Trout and the close season Times of 

 spawning Close season too short The Board of Conservators 

 The appearance of trout What sort of flies to use The 

 cap as a fly-holder Moths Dry fly fishing with three flies 

 The dry fly fisherman's flies Knots used when fishing 

 Wet fly fishing up-stream Striking Wet fly fishing Weeds 

 Long-distance casting Fungus on grown fish Ambi- 

 dexterity Spinning for trout Where to fish - - 102-150 



CHAPTER V 



The instincts of the salmon The life of the salmon Redds 

 The deposition of the ova The dangers to the ova The 

 appearance and life of the ova The alevin and its birth 

 The parr Its appearance and life The smolt Its descent 

 to the sea - 151-160 



CHAPTER VI 



The physiological change of the parr into the smolt The natural 

 arguments in favour of the earlier change of the male parr 

 The smolt's life Appetite and growth in salt water The 

 grilse and his return The run up to the spawning-ground 

 The dangers of the ascent When injured Arrival at the 

 spawning-bed Selection of a mate Spawning Making the 

 redds Appearance of the grilse The kelt and the well- 

 mended kelt - ... 161-169 



