Contents 



Part II 



Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or 



Grayling in a clear Stream 



by Charles Cotton 



The First Day 



Chap. Tage 



I. Conference betwixt a country Gentleman proficient in the 



Art of Fly-fishing and a Traveller who becomes his 



Pupil . 269 



II. Observations of the principal Rivers in Derbyshire ; Viator 



lodges at Piscator Junior's House ..... 279 



The Second Day 



III. Conference containing an account of Mr. Cotton's fishing- 

 house . .,.;'. . . . . .291 



IV. Of Angling for Trout or Grayling at the " Top," at the 



" Middle," and at the " Bottom " . . . . . 297 



V. Of Fly-fishing and Fly-making . 299 



VI. A practical Lesson in Fly-fishing for Trout and Grayling . 307 



VII. Of artificial Flies for the months of January, February, March, 

 April, and May ; showing also how to dib or dape with 

 the Green-Drake or May-fly, and how to make that 

 famous Fly artificially . . . . . .. . 317 



VIII. Of the Stone-Fly ; also a list of Flies for June, July, August, 

 September, October, November, and December ; with 

 some remarks on the Green-Drake and Stone-Fly and on 



Poaching 335 



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