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Index to Life History. 



Casting the minnow, 385. 



casting to left, 394. 



casting to right, 395. 



general instructions, 400, 403. 



longest casts, 390, 391. 



making the cast, 393, 398, 399. 



management of hooked fish, 403, 

 404, 407. 



rigging the cast, 393. 



tackle for, 387, 391, 392. 

 Ceeropia silk-worm, 218. 

 Cells, pigment, 55, 56, 62. 

 Clearing rings, 294. 

 Click reel, 176. 



construction of, 176, 177. 

 Coloration of black bass, 53. 



causes of, 55. 



changes in, 54. 



inconstancy of, 55. 



influence of age, 60. 



influence of breeding, 61. 



influence of environment, 62. 



influence of food, 56. 



influence of light, 60. 



influence of season, 59, 61. 



influence of water, 59. 



involuntary, 62. 



voluntary, 63. 

 Colorists, 244. 

 Coming bass rod, 148. 

 Concluding remarks, 433. 

 Conditions governing biting of fish, 

 316. 



change of location, 324, 325. 



condition of water, 320, 321, 324. 



electricity, 336. 



fear of enemies, 321. 



hunger, 319. 



influence of moon, 330. 

 of rain, 333, 334. 

 of season, 326. 

 signs. of the zodiac, 330. 

 state of atmosphere, 326. 

 state of wind, 327, 328, 329. 

 time of day. 335. 

 thunder, 336. 

 Corks, 287, 289. 

 Corydalis, 271, 272. 

 Crawfish, 273, 414. 



live-box for, 287. 



Creels, 280. 

 Crickets, 274, 414. 



live-box for, 287. 

 Culture of black bass, 79. 

 Difl'erences, specific, 45. 

 Disgorgers, 295. 

 Distribution, geographical, 64. 



by transplanting, 67. 



effect of climate on, 65, 66. 



effect of food, 67. 



of physical features, 65. 



of waters, 66. 



original habitat, 65. 

 Do fishes sleep, 110. 

 Drag handle, 188. 

 Dryer, line, 297. 

 Extractor, hook, 295. 

 Feeding and fasting of fish, 320, 322, 



323. 

 Ferrules, rod, 161, 162, 163, 173. 

 Fish baskets, 280, 281. 

 Fish hooks, 230, 234, 236. 



Aberdeen, 232. 



ancient, 230. 



barbless, 237. 



Carlisle, 232. 



English, 230. 



eyed, 237, 238, 239. 



Japanese, 235. 



Limerick, 232. 



O'Shaughnessy, 232. 



Eedditch, 231. 



Sproat, 312. 



system of numbering, 239. 

 Pishing lines, 205. 

 Fishing reels, 174, 183. 

 Fishing rods, 127. 



essential qualities, 127. 



material for, 129. 

 Flies, artificial, 243, 254. 



hackles, 246. 



hooks for, 247. 



lists of, 250, 251, 252, 253. 



palmers, 246. 



rules for, 245. 



successful, 248. 



table of, 249. 



winged, 246. 

 Floats, 288, 289. 

 Fly-books, 276, 277, 278. 



