GLOSSARY. 



Silk Weed green, slimy stuff, engendered at the bottom of some 



rivers, iu the early part of the summer. 

 Spear an instrument for striking Salmon, &c. ; the flat kind are 



used for Eels. 

 Spike an instrument attached to the butt of the rod, for the purpose 



of fixing it upright in the ground, useful only in Fly Fishing. 

 Stretcher. See " Droppers." 

 Strike to hit a Salmon with a spear; the jerk by which you hook 



a fish when it bites. 

 Strolling an amusing way of taking Trout, Chub, Perch, Dace, 



&c. See " Strolling." 

 Swim a swim is a deep, steady part of the river, where the fish 



remain during the autumn and winter months; properly speaking, 



it only comprehends the distance within reach of your rod and 



line, from where you have taken your stand for angling, which 



no honest angler ought to intrude on. 

 Take to catch fish. 

 Tickling poaching for Trout, &c. 

 Tight Line to keep a tight line, is, not to let your fish run from 



under the rod any more than you can help, keeping him from 



weeds, &c. ; to give line, is to let it off your winch, that he may 



have more room to play. 

 Threading Worms. See " Bobbing." 

 Traces pieces of gimp or gut, with swivels attached, for spinning 



a Minnow, &c. 

 Trimmers self-acting lines for Pike, Eels, &c. See " Jack 



Fishing." 



Trolling Jack Fishing. 

 Tumbling Bay a water-fall. 

 Wattles. See '' Barbs." 

 Winch an instrument affixed to the butt of the rod, for the purpose 



of holding the spare line. 

 Whipping Fly Fishing (this term is generally applied to angling 



with only eight or ten yards of line out) ; throwing a fly is the 



term generally used. 

 Whip, to tie on. 



ERRATA. 



The Cut, in page 6, is placed, by mistake, the wrong way up 

 wards. I have also endeavoured to rectify the Gorge Dead Bait; a 

 Shot was placed on it by mistake. 



