CONTENTS, 



CHAPTER I. 



Citizen anglers. — Mr. Pooley. — Mr. John Poplin. — Scientific 

 angler. — Self-complacent angler. — Harry Otter - Page 1 



CHAP. 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 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. Andrew's. — Seasons of various rivers. — Cairn 

 net. — The salmon trout. — The grey, or bull trout. — Severe 

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



CHAP. 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'" - - - 70 



CHAP 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 



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