CONTENTS. XI 



CHAPTEK VI 



NATURAL BAITS. 



PAGE 



The natural fly Dapping The fern web and the 

 beetle compared : their relative advantages 

 The mode of using both Their powers as a 

 "bait The waters best suited to them . .127 



CHAPTEK VII. 



The maggot Alone or on a fly The advantages 

 of the maggot The way in which it is to be 

 used, and the particular time at which it is 

 most serviceable . . . . . .157 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The worm considered as a bait, and full directions 

 as to the practice to be - adopted to render it 

 powerfully destructive on rapid streams in low 

 and bright water . . . . . .168 



CHAPTER IX. 



Fishing with the minnow Artificial and natural 

 The two compared Instructions in their 

 use Particular points to be observed . .188 



CHAPTER X. 



Concluding remarks on flies Receipts for making 

 artificial flies Table to indicate the most re- 

 liable flies to be used on North Devon streams 

 throughout the year . . , .199 



