CONTENTS. 



SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE . . . .1 



REMARKS PRELIMINARY . . 36 



SALMON FLIES . . .42 



Unknown natural causes prevent Salmon taking, 43 Nature 

 not imitated in Flies, 43 Note, 43 Flies reduced to six 

 distinct kinds, 44 First Fly, 45 Second Fly, 47 Third 

 Fly, 48 Fourth Fly, 48 Fifth Fly, 49 Sixth, or Maule 

 Fly, 51 Mr. Maule, 53. 



MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS ON SALMON FLIES . . 54 



To vary the three first flies, 54 Tinsel, 55 Pig's Wool for 

 Tufts, 55 Colours, 55 Flies by which Salmon are " raised" 

 56 Colours to be proportioned, 57 Fowls for dressing 

 feathers, 58 Preserving feathers, 59 Size of flies of more 

 importance than colour, 59 Angling, point most essen- 

 tial, 61 Size of flies to vary according to depth of water, 

 61 Experienced angler knows where to fish, 61 Irish 

 and Tweed Flies suit according to state of river, 62 " The 

 Erne, its Legends and Fly Fishing," 63 [NOTE In the 

 three places in the text where " Earn" occurs, read Erne} 

 Shrimp considered natural prototype of Salmon Fly, 

 64 Fly taken most readily when well sunk, 64 Note bear- 

 ing out same, 65 Twice exceptions to this noted, 66 

 Author's impression that all Flies are taken for Shrimps, 

 67 Note as to colour of Shrimps, 67. 



TROUT FLIES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL . . .71 



Natural Flies, how bred, 71 Note on ditto, 71 Another 



