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CHAPTER XVII 

 FISHING FOR PERCH 



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Preservation of perch Rod, reel, and line for perch Float and 

 paternoster tackle How and when to use it Stream fishing for 

 perch Artificial flies and baits . . . . .121 



CHAPTER XVIII 

 A DAY WITH AN ARTIFICIAL 



A retrospective vision of the Trent The outfit I carried A notable 

 hailstorm Joe Corah's big pike Collingham Wharf and Carlton 

 ferry The Sentry Box and what I found "Grinning Girton" 

 and Sutton Holmes Marnham, Clifton, and Dunham reaches . 127 



CHAPTER XIX 

 A LOOK ROUND 



Looking back over the past An appeal from many waters Sporting 

 recollections from far and wide The Wiltshire* Avon and its 

 pike and perch From Chippenham to Bradford Good days and 

 good bags The Hampshire Avon Lakes and reservoirs Big 

 pike An amendment of the fishing laws wanted . -133 



CHAPTER XX 

 RANDOM CASTS 



What I have gained in my contact with Nature The pike and perch 

 of the Dukeries Clumber Lake and a big bag Thoresby Lake 

 and its pike and perch Tring lakes and their fish How the 

 New River pike was landed "Au Rcvoir" . . . 139 



CHAPTER XXI 



Copy of the Author's Notebook for the Season 1899-90 (a memorable 

 year) 145 



