CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



Citizen Anglers Mr. Pooley Mr. John Poplin Scientific Angler 

 Self-complacent Angler Harry Otter . . . Page 1 



CHAPTER II 



SalmouidaB The Common Salmon His Powers of Swimming and 

 .Leaping Method of Spawning Habits Passage to the Sea 

 Letter from the Author to Mr. Kennedy respecting 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. Andrews Seasons of Various Rivers Cairn Net 

 The Salmon Trout The Grey, or Bull Trout Severe Contest 

 with him St. Kentigern .... Page 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 ' e I saw 

 young Harry with his beaver off" . . . Page 72 



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 Dumbfoundered Melrose 

 Waxing of the Water Walter the Bold The Eildon Hills Page 86 



