iv Contents. 



ing Gaffing from Bank. CLOTHING : Clothing for Daily Use 

 Hat Water-proof Clothing Waders. BLACK FLIES and In- 

 sect Pests on Salmon-streams, and Defensive Measures against 

 them . . Page 65 



CHAPTER V. 



FLIES : Experiments to Determine how they appear to Salmon 

 Visibility of Various Types of Flies, and Varieties of Fly-tying 

 Material How Objects in the Water appear to Fish Rules for 

 Selection of Flies on the Stream Effect of Motion of Rod on 

 Appearance of Fly Directions for Selection of Stock of Flies at 

 Home. HOOKS : Rules for Selection of The Same applied to 

 Various Patterns of Pennell-hooks Eyed-hooks .... 89 



CHAPTER VI. 



CASTING THE FLY : Casting for Trout and Salmon Compared and 

 Distinguished How to Cast with a Salmon-rod The Over- 

 head Cast The Switch Cast. CATCHING THE FISH : Visibility 

 of Objects above the Water to Fish Timidity of Trout and Salm- 

 on Compared Why Salmon take the Fly Where to Cast 

 Haunts of Salmon Salmon-pools Fishing from Bank Manip- 

 ulation of Fly Effect of Current on Action of Fly Fishing 

 from Canoe Manipulation of Fly Striking Method of Strik- 

 ing Trout and Salmon Radically Different Advantages of a 

 Good Rod Manner in which Trout and Salmon take the Fly 

 Compared Keep your Hands off the Lino when the Fly is on 

 the Water Rising Short Playing a Salmon Conduct of Salm- 

 on when Fastened How to Fish for Salmon, a Recapitulation 

 in Narrative Form . . 115 



