CONTENTS 



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CHAPTER VII 



PAGES 



Feeding in fresh water Eejection of food when caught Aggres- 

 siveness of salmon The sustenance of salmon in fresh water 

 A new theory Analogies drawn from other fish The 

 gastric juices of salmon Facts advanced on other theories 

 Important evidence as to food in salmon's stomach in fresh 

 water Other views of this evidence The gastric glands 

 discussed A general view Another theory Stoning a pool 

 Salmon entering fresh pools Actual fishing and non-rising 

 fish The record take of salmon - - - 170-192 



CHAPTER VIII 



Boards of Conservators and their influence The double-handed 

 rod Salmon and trout netting Salmon fishing A sagging 

 line Method of fishing the river Hauling for salmon 

 Using a spinning line Your first salmon The rise of the 

 salmon Gaffing Necessity of learning how to cast The 

 position of the salmon reel Casting - - 193-213 



CHAPTER IX 



The right-hand overhead cast The left-hand overhead cast 

 Shooting the line Casting a salmon fly when wading from 

 the bank Changing the direction of the cast The left-hand 

 cast to the right The right-hand cast to the left The 

 Galway cast The right-hand side-cast The left-hand side- 

 cast Curved casts The loop cast The Spey throw The 

 author's variation of the Wye cast The use of a variation 

 of the Wye cast Diagrammatic illustration of this cast 

 A 50-pound salmon A few additional maxims for 

 fishermen - - 214-246 



