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IV. SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS ----- 138 



WHAT MADE THE DRY FLY POSSIBLE - - - I38 



THE EXCOMMUNICATION OF THE WET FLY - - I39 



THE CULTIVATION OF SHYNESS - - - - 149 



SEMI-SUBMERGED, ETC. ----- 154 



WIND AND THE EVENING RISE - - - - 157 



ON THE ACCURACY OF AUTHORITIES - - - 161 



DRIFTWEED AND BAD ADVICE - - - - 162 



V. B.W.O. -------- 166 



B.W.O. - - l66 



VI. TACTICAL ------- 172 



GLIMPSES OF THE MOON - - - - 172 



SIDE STRAIN ------ 176 



OF POCKET PICKING ----- 180 



OF THE WAYS OF BRER FOX - - - - l8l 



PICKING IT OFF: A VERY MINOR TACTIC - - - 183 



ARGILLACEOUS ------ 184 



OF GLYCERINE ------ 186 



THE SWITCH ------ 188 



VII. PSYCHOLOGICAL ------ 192 



HANDS ------- 192 



ACCURACY AND DELICACY - I94 



THE TRIUMPH OF THE INADEQUATE - - - 196 



VIII. FRANKLY IMMORAL ------ 201 



MAKESHIFT ------ 201 



IX. EPISODICAL ------- 205 



ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLES AND TROUT - - - 205 



AN ABNORMAL DAY ----- 208 



ONE OF LIFE'S LITTLE CAST IRONIES - 2IO 



ANOTHER OF LIFE'S LITTLE CAST IRONIES - - 212 



A BORROWED ROD ----- 213 



A LOCAL FALL ------ 217 



AT THE SECOND CULVERT - - - - 219 



BOBBING REED ------ 224 



SPORTING HAZARDS ON A BERKSHIRE BROOK - - 226 



FOUR ------- 232 



NINE TO ONE ------ 237 



A TRAVELLING COMPANION - 242 



THE FOLLOWING DAY ----- 246 



MY STICKING-PLASTER TROUT - - - - 252 



X. DOGGEREL FROM THE CLUB JOURNAL _ _ - 255 



LITTLE BROWN WINK ----- 255 



A SEQUEL - - - - - - - 257 



ADVERTISEMENT — AMADOU ----- 260 



