CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER III. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAHSEER. 



of peculiarity 



Its names .... 



It is not confined to Bengal . 



Different sorts of Mahseer . 



Etymology of the name Mahseer 



Edibility of Mahseer 



Its size 



Its migratory habits 



Hot spent and unwholesome after spawning, beoause 



of spawning 



How to judge of time of spawning 



Reason for the peculiarity in spawning 



Inventory of the contents of Mahseer'a stomach 



Conclusion therefrom that the Mahseer is a bottom feeder 



The same conclusion from the formation of the outside of mouth 



Power of sucking up Molluscs etc. from the bottom 



Power of pharyngeal or throat teeth 



Power of jaw also . . 



CHAPTER IV. 



CIRCUMVENTING THE MAHSEER. 

 Not to be caught by the same rules as English fish 

 The clearest water the best for fishing .... 



The Mahseer a fish -eater though a carp 



Extraordinary power of jaw 



Hooks crushed by it . . 



Importance of bearing in mind the Mahseer's bottom feeding 



habits 



Artificial fly as a bait for Mahseer 



Advantages and disadvantages thereof .... 



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