CONTENTS 



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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION ....... vii 



AUTHOR'S PREFACE ........ xxiii 



CHAPTER I 



Citizen anglers Mr. Pooley Mr. John Poplin Scientific 



angler Self-complacent angler Harry Otter . . I 



CHAPTER II 



Salmonidae The common salmon His powers of swimming 

 and leaping Method of spawning Habits Passage to 

 the sea Letter from the author to Mr. Kennedy respect- 

 ing the parr The peculiar formation of its eyes, similar to 

 that of a salmon Mr. Shaw's experiments Passage of 

 the smolts to the sea Gilses Destruction of salmon fry 

 Injurious effects of heavy spates Tame salmon 

 Change of colour in fish Dr. Stark's experiments 

 Proceedings at the Literary and Philosophical Society of 

 St. Andrew's Seasons of various rivers Cairn net 

 The salmon trout The grey, or bull trout Severe 

 contest with him St. Kentigern ..... 8 



CHAPTER III 



Harry Otter Childish incident Martha's eloquence The 

 coy Phyllis Self-devotion of a fish Feats of Master 

 Harry The pet basket Encounter with a duck An 

 idle scamp " I saw young Harry with his beaver off " . 74 



CHAPTER IV 



Murderous fish Hypocritical fish Curious predicament A 

 cat fish Facetious whale Harry Otter pastoral 

 Purchase of horses of dissenting opinions The illustrious 

 Higginbotham A five pounder Trout not a fish 

 Dumb-foundered Melrose Waxing of the water 

 Walter the Bold The Eildon Hills .... 86 



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