viii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIII. PAGE. 



COARSE FISH AND THE FLY Other uses for the fly-rod 

 besides trout fishing Chub Stalking them Their 

 wariness Big flies Hot weather required Small dry 

 flies " Not taking " Feeling the fish Strong gut 

 Dace Lost flies Their quick rising Dry-fly 

 fishing Big dace rise more slowly Roach and rudd 

 Perch sometimes take a fly So do pike 174 



CHAPTER XIV. 



LIVE-BAITING FOR TROUT AND PERCH. The bait-can 

 Its inconvenience The best kind Trout and live 

 bait Tackle Baits The Thames style" Prodigies 

 of patience " Float-fishing Paternostering Roving 

 Roving with a worm 183 



CHAPTER XV. 



THE ART OF SPINNING. Justification of spinning Taking 

 on ambition A four-pounder Tackle Rods Traces 

 Leads The Thames flight How to adjust it The 

 fan flight Artificial minnows How they should 

 be mounted Dead baits How to catch and pickle 

 baits Salting them Casting from the reel Its diffi- 

 culties Casting from the coil Coiling line on the 

 hand ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 191 



CHAPTER XVI. 



PIKE. Pike or "jack" Rod, line, and tackle Wire 

 traces Spinning flight and artificial baits Live- 

 baiting Snap-tackle Paternoster Float and pilots 

 Trolling Snap-trolling tackle The drop-minnow 

 A light landing-net The gaff and how to use it ... 207 



CHAPTER XVII. 



SALMON AND SEA-TROUT. The pains and pleasures of 

 Salmon fishing Selecting a rod Weight of rod and 



