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Page 



The " Angrier in Ireland," and " Stephen Oliver" ... 84 



" Maxims and Hints for an Angler" . . . . . 85 



American angling 86 



Lady-Anglers ........ 87 



Sheep-washing injurious to the angler's sport ... 88 



Destructive practice of liming ..... 90 



Large American tnmt ....... 91 



Proposed party to Lake Huron ..... 91 



Fly-fishing in Pennsylvania ...... 92 



" Mutual Instruction" about flies .... 92 



Catching a salmon ....... 94 



Salmon and trout seized with apoplexy .... 95 



How to land a salmon ....... 95 



Inverness-shire and Cunnemara recommended for salmon-fishing 97 

 The Angler's Eveu-song ... . . .99 



CHAPTER IV. 



Requisites of a good rod for fly-fishing 

 Salmon-rod ...... 



Reel 



Lines for salmon and trout-fishing 



Hooks 



General observations on flies . 



Instructions for dressing flies 



Pleasures and advantages of an angler dressing his 



Contents of the dubbirig-bag . 



List of salmon-flies . 



List of hackles and winged flies for trout 



Lists of flies for each month generally erroneous . 



Sir H. Davy's conjectures about the " reason" of a s 



the fly 



Salmon when in rivers probably eat something 



Angling apparatus . 



Buits 



