INDEX. 



A. 



Action of salmon-rods, 31, 144. 

 Advertising for salmon-fishing, 13. 

 American salmon-rivers, 10. 

 Appearance of flies to salmon 94- 



99. 

 Attendants (Guides), 8, 66. 



B. 



Balance of salmon-rods, 31. 

 Bank-fishing, 130 146 

 Black-flies,81. 

 Boats, 75. 

 Braided leaders, 60. 



0. 



Canadian salmon -rivers, list of 

 18-20. 



map of. follows p. 24. 

 Canoe, fishing from, 136, 154. 

 Canoes, 75. 

 Caprice in salmon, 90. 

 Cast, longest recorded, 140. 

 Cast, the switch, 121. 

 .Casting the fly, 115. 



theory of, 26. 



Casting, effect of current on 29 

 133. 



right- and left handed, 119 

 137. 



where to cast, 128, 148 

 Choice of flies, 99-103. 



of gaff, 70. 



of hooks, 105. 



Choice of leaders, 55. 



of lines, 50. 



of reels, 45. 



of rings and guides, 43. 



of salmon-gut, 55. 



of salmon rod, 31,44, 144. 

 Click of salmon reels, 47, 49. 

 Clothing, for fishing, 79. 



water-proof, 80, 81 

 Coats, rubber, 80. 

 Color of leaders, 63. 

 Construction of gaff, 70. 

 Cost of salmon-fishing, 7, 15. 



of salmon lines, 51. 



D. 



Depletion of salmon rivers, 9, 18. 

 Distance to be cast. 26, 140. 

 Drags on salmon reels, 49. 

 Dyeing leaders, 63. 



E. 



Elasticity and stiffness of rods 

 34,36. 



English rods, 41. 



Experiments on appearance of ar- 

 tificial flies, 92-99. 

 j Eyed fish-hooks, 111. 



F. 



Ferruled vs. spliced rods, 33. 

 Ferrules for rods, 38. 



treatment of, in use, 44. 

 i Fish, capiice in, 90. 



