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Index. 



Fish, visual powers of, 92. 

 Fish-hooks, 105. 



rules for selecting, 105. 

 Fishing, directions for. (See in 



detail under Salmon.) 

 from bank, 130, 146. 

 from canoe, 136, 154. 

 method of, recapitulated in 



narrative form, 154. 

 Flies (artificial), 89. 



experiments on appearance 



to fish, 92, 99. 

 how attached to leader, 111. 

 manipulation when fishing, 

 103, 124, 130, 131, 146, 

 155. 

 one only used in salmon - 



fishing, 155. 



selection of, at home, 103. 

 selection of, on stream, 99. 

 when and why taken by 



salmon, 99. 101, 126. 

 Flies (black-flies, etc.), 81. 

 Fly-casting, 115. 



G. 



Gaff, 65. 



construction of, 70. 



how used, 74. 

 Gafiing, from bank, 77, 157, 160. 



from boat, 74. 

 Gloves, 85. 

 Gnats, 81. 



Guides (attendants), 8, 66, 

 Guides, for rods, 43. 

 Gut, to select, 55. 



testing, 57. 



H. 



Hats, 79. 



Haunts of salmon, 128. 



Head -nets, 84. 



Hirins; of salmon ashing, 13. 



Hooks, 105. 



eyed, 111. 



Hooks, O'Shaughnessy, Limer- 

 ick, and Sproat com- 

 pared, 108. 

 the Penuell, 109. 



I. 



Ink dye for leaders, 63. 

 Insect-pests, 81. 

 Insect repellant, 85. 



J. 



Jigging by salmon, 150. 

 Jumping by salmon, 150. 



K. 



Knots on leaders, 62. 

 Knotting leader to fly, 112. 



L. 



Leaders, 54. 



color of, 63. 



how fastened to fly, 111. 



how tp dye, 63. 



knots of. 62. 



length of, 61. 



manufacture of, 62. 



testing, 57. 



twisted and braided, 60, 



61. 



Leasing salmon-fishing, 13. 

 Length of leaders, 61. 



of line, 47. 



of practical cast, 26, 140. 

 Line, advantage of heavy, 32. 



cost of, 51. 



how to splice, 52. 



length of, 47. 



new r form of, 54. 



spliced, 51. 



weight of, 53. 

 Lines, 50. 



List of Canadian salmon-rivers, 

 18-20. 



of Maine rivers, 10. 



