XIV CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



ARTIFICIAL FLY-FISHING. 



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Pre-eminence of Fly-fishing Value of the Artificial 

 Fly Difficulty of Fly-fishing Errors of Fly-fishers 

 Advantages of Fishing up Stream Ordinary 

 method of Fly-fishing Size or Colour of Water 

 Fishing up not suitable for Salmon Stupidity of 

 Anglers 52 



CHAPTER V. 



FLIES, FLY-DRESSING, ETC. 



Odd Notions respecting Flies The May-fly of England 

 Trout's Ideas of Artificial Flies Spider-flies 

 Feathers for making Spiders The most killing 

 Flies Method of dressing a Spider Method of 

 dressing a Fly Difficulty of dressing Flies neatly 

 Formation of the Fly-cast The Fly-rod Casting- 

 powers of Rods . . . tfwTfc* . . 72 





CHAPTER VI. 

 ON TROUTING WITH THE FLY. 



Disadvantages of a Long Line Striking the Trout 

 How to fish Pools, Streams, etc. Repeated Casting 

 necessary Sizes of Fly General Rules " Time of 

 the Take "May as a Fly-fishing Month Flies for 

 May Night-fishing Maggots as an addition to Fly 

 Advice to Beginners ...... 99 



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