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Index. 



Fish, visual powers of, 92, 

 Fish-hooks, 105. 



rules for selecting, 105. 

 Fishing, directions for. {See in 

 detail urider Salmon.) 

 from bank, 130, 146. 

 from canoe, 136, 154. 

 method of, recapitulated in 

 narrative form, 154. 

 Flies (artificial), 89. 



experiments on appearance 



to fish, 93, 99. 

 how attached to leader. 111. 

 manipulation when fishing, 

 108, 134, 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. 

 Gaffing, 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. 



Hiring of salmon fishing, 13. 



Hooks, 105. 



eyed. 111. 



Hooks, O'Shaughnessy, Limer- 

 ick, and Sproat com- 

 pared, 108. 

 the Pennell, 109. 



I. 



Ink dye for leaders, 63. 

 Insect-pests, 81. 

 Insect repellant, 85. 



Jigging by salmon, 150. 

 Jumping by salmon, 150. 



K. 



Knots on leaders, 62. 

 Knotting leader to fly, 113. 



L. 



Leaders, 54. 



color of, 63. 



how fastened to fly, 111. 



how to dye, 63. 



knots of, 62. 



length of, 61. 



manufacture of, 63. 



testing, 57. 



twisted and braided, 60, 

 61. 

 Leasing salmon-fishing, 13. 

 Length of leaders, 61. 



of line, 47. 



of practical cast, 36, 140. 

 Line, advantage of heavy, 33. 



cost of, 51. 



how to splice, 53. 



length of, 47. 



new form of, 54. 



spliced, 51. 



weight of, 53. 

 Lines, 50. . 



List of Canadian salmon-rivers, 

 18-30. 



of Maine rivers, 10. 



