CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION.— Chiefly Entomological. 



CHAPTER. SUBJECT. PAGE. 



I Crane-flies and Gnats 23 



II Two-winged Flies — Diptera 29 



III Mayflies, &c. — Ephemeridce 35 



IV Duns, Spinners, &c. — Ephemeridce 39 



V Stone Flies. — Perlidce 45 



VI Sedge Flies. — Trichoptera 51 



VII Beetles, &c. — Coleoptera, &c 57 



VIII Various Flies. — Hymenoptera, &c 63 



IX Spiders, &c. — Araneida, &c 71 



X Hackles 77 



XI Feathers for Flies' Wings 85 



XII Feathers for Flies' Wings 89 



XIII Feathers for Flies' Wings 93 



XIV Materials. — 



Their Selection, Collection, Storage ... 99 



XV Making an Artificial 113 



XVI Making an Artificial — continued 121 



XVII Making an Artificial — continued 127 



XVIII The Choice of a Fly 131 



XIX List of Flies and When They Appear 139 



XX Why do the Fish Rise? 147 



XXI From the Fishes' Point of View 155 



Note.— Chapters XX and XXI are reprinted from the "Fly 



Fisher's Club Journal." 



