xii CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



CHAPTER XIX. Of several Rivers ; and some Observations of Fish . . . .213 



XX. Of Fish-Ponds, and how to order them 217 



XXI. Directions for making of a Line, and for the colouring of both Rod 



and Line 223 



The First and Second Days contain a Chapter, simply conversational, each. 

 The Third Day, two Chapters and a half on Chub and Trout Fishing. 

 The Fourth Day begins in the middle of the Fifth Chapter, and extends to 

 the Sixteenth Chapter, inclusive. The Fifth Day, comprising five Chapters, 

 by no means interesting ones to the mere angler, terminates the First Part 

 of" The Complete Angler." Piscator and Venator intended to angle for two 

 or three days only : love of the art caused them to prolongtheir teaching, 

 study, and practice of it. 



PART II. 



JFtrst Ban. 



CHAPTER I ^) ^ ^ a l lie between PISCATOR JUNIOR (Cotton) and VIATOR (the 

 III C Venator of the First Part of the Book). All these Chapters 

 IIL J are initiatory, chiefly descriptive of the River Dove and other 



vicinous Rivers, and of Beresford 2 13 



ccontf Ban. 



IV. Angling at the "Top," at the " Middle," and at the " Bottom" . 263 



V. Of Fly-iishing and Fly-Making 264 



VI. A practical Lesson on Fly-Fishing 1 for Trout and Grayling . . 274 

 VII. Lists 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 281 



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

 September, October, November, and December; with some 

 good Remarks on the Green-Drake, and Stone-Fly, and on 

 Poaching 295 



!;trtf (last) Ban). 



IX. A Short Dialogue, and a Lapse in Angling on the Part of Piscator. 



Viator fishes successfully by himself 302 



X. Showing how Trout and Grayling are best cooked . . . .303 

 XI. Teaches the Art of Angling at the Bottom with Worms, Grubs, 



and Cadis 305 



XII. Contains Directions touching Angling at the Middle with a Min- 

 now for Trout, and with a Worm, Grub, or Cadis for a Grayling. 

 Farewell between PISCATOR Jus JOR and VIATOR . . . .310 



