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note on ditto, 72 Trout Angling different from Salmon 

 Angling, 74 Flies should be sliapen after living model, 

 75 To make Flies, 76 1st March Brown, 2nd Pale Yellow 

 Dun, 77 Material of which to make the latter, 78 Note 

 on Buntings, 78 Fly for May, 80. 



CURIOUS PHENOMENA RELATIVE TO THE "TAKING" OF 

 SALMON AND TROUT . . . . .81 



MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS ON TROUTING, TROUT 

 FLIES, TACKLE, AND RODS . . . .87 



Fishing up Stream, 87 The " old system " discarded, 89 

 Voracity of the Trout, 89 Trout not capricious, 90 When 

 Trout not "taking," mutilate wings of Fly, and sink Fly 

 well in the water, 91 In July and August continue the 

 earlier Flies, 92 Size of Fly larger than the natural Fly 

 for certain states of water, 93 Note 011 ditto, 93 Mistake 

 of Authors, 94 Fine Gut to be used, 95 Rods, 96 (see also 

 p. 105 for Rods). 



ON THE DRESSING OF FLIES . . . . .99 



Salmon Flies, 99 Trout Flies, 100 Note, 101 Dressing on 

 loops, 103. 



CASTING OR WHEEL LINES . . . . .103 



Note on ditto, 104. 



FISHING RODS . . . . . .105 



Notes on Fishing Rods, 105 and 107. 



SALMON ANGLING . . . . .108 



Throwing the Line, 108 Striking, 112 Working the Line, 

 113 Not to become flustered in a run, 115. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON SALMON ANGLING . .118 



Perfection of Fly Fishing, 118 Dislike of Dyed Gut, 118 

 Note on Gut, 118 Sunk Fly successful, 119 Sea-trout 

 Hook in Northern Rivers, 120 Difference of Flies used in 

 Northern Rivers, 121 John Haliburton and Tweed Hooks, 

 122 Note, 122 " General leading principal " for size and 

 colour of Flies, 124. 



TROUT ANGLING ...... 125 



Where and how to cast, 126 The angler not to strike, 126 

 Editor's note in favour of striking, 126 Whipping the 



