CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. PAGE. 



PRELIMINARIES. What to fish for The town angler's ideal 

 The [tackle shop The general rod The reel A 

 good line How to put it on the reel Creel, land- 

 ing-net, and tackle-book Floats, gut, and sundries 

 The pleasure of neat gear Worms, how to catch and 

 keep them Making up lines ... ... ... ... i 



CHAPTER II. 



A MORNING'S FISHING. Preparations for starting The 

 millpool Putting the tackle together Finding the 

 depth A bite Playing a fish The first perch- 

 Unhooking, weighing, and killing fish Size of perch 

 A chub ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 



CHAPTER III. 



AFTERNOON AND EVENING. The quiet time An eel 

 How to cook a perch Tea and its uses A gudgeon 

 A lost pike " Caught up " Dace and roach :A 

 feeding trout A bream Drying the line ... ... 33 



CHAPTER IV. 



SPECIALISING. Bad days Need for adapting method to 

 circumstance Different fish to be differently attacked 

 Roach fishing Ground-bait and hook baits A roach 

 swim How to fish it Roach bites Tight-corking 

 Baiting a bream pitch Baits for bream Need for a 

 longer rod for roach and bream Fine-drawn gut and 

 single hair A few more baits ... ... ... ... 45 



