REE 
Reels (see Fishing Tackle and 
Gear), 56-70. 188 
*combination reel,’ 56, 57 
© Lever’ reel, 59 
6 Sun and Planet’ reel, 60, 61 
© Revolving plate’ reel, 61. 65 
©Pennell’ reel, 61-65 
© Orvis-Pennell’ reel, 68 
Reel with line ‘protector,’ 
59. 66 
weights of reels, 62. 65 
Reel-fastenings, 71-85 
Rings, ‘snake pattern,’ 79-80 
Rods: 
rings, 79. 80 
reel fastenings, 71 . 72 
joint-fastenings, 80. 85 
salmon rods, and woods for 
making, 72-78 . 186 
split-cane, 73 
steel centre, 76 
trout rods, 78 
split-cane, 78 
single-handed, 78 
double-handed, 79 
lady’s, 79 
SALMON: natural history of, 
124-148 
proved facts in history of, 126 
nomenclature, 128 . 134 
irregular or ‘divided’ migra- 
tions, 128. 134 
») illustrated in case of 
trout, 135 
ascent of, from the sea, 
129 . 133-135 
‘fresh-run’ fish, 129 
rivers, early and late, 129-131 
best holding grounds for, 131 
“barren’ fish, 134 
‘clean’ fish, 134 
leaps, 135 
INDEX. 479 
SAL 
Salmon: history of (comz.)s 
ladders, 136 
spawning of, 137-139 
‘red’ fish and ‘black’ fish, 
137 
combats of, 138 
Sold soldiers,’ 138 
‘kelts,’ ‘spent’ or ‘unclean? 
fish, 139 
return to sea after spawning, 
139 
re-ascent as ‘clean fish,’ 140 
increase in weight, 140 
*well-mended kelts,’ 140 
hatching of eggs, 140-142 
destruction of young fry, 141 
growth of ditto, 142 
“Parr marks’ and colours of, 
142 
change of parr into smolts, 143 
smolts migrate to sea, 143, 144 
return as grilse, salmon, &c. 
144 
increase of weight, 144 
habits and food in sea, 144 
large specimens on record, 146 
confined in fresh water, 148 
distinctive marks, as compared 
with bull trout and sea trout, 
155-158 
Salmon fly, names of different 
parts, 177 
Salmon history, Major Traherne’s 
notes on, 179-186 
Salmon fly-fishing, 178-255 
notes on history, &c. 179-186 
rods, 186 
reel and line, 188 
dressing for lines, 53. 191 
casting lines, 193 
the ‘ buffer knot,’ 194 
flies, 197 
names of various parts, 177 
