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Contents PLAN OF THE WORK Pleasures of Angling; The Author's Initiation; Markham on the Qualifications of an Angler; Practice founded on Science THE WORD ANGLING Origin and former use of the word ARRANGEMENT OF THE SUBJECT Science and Practice FOOD OF FISHES Herring and Salmon have the stomach' empty; Experiments of Spallanzani SENSES OF FISHES Senses employed in procuring food; Taste in Fishes Leather-mouthed Fishes Smell in Fishes Denied by Dumeril and others; Paste Baits and Smelling Ointments Ivy Guin Salmon Roe Vision of Fishes Nearsightedness Attention to Colours in Angling Gervase Markham's directions Hearing of Fishes Researches of John Hunter Remarks of Weber and De Blainville NATURAL FOOD OF FISHES Spawn a favourite dainty Great Fecundity of Fishes Experiments of Mr. Harmer Table of results Voracity and Cannibalism of Fishes Anecdotes of Pikes Perches of the Lake of Geneva WATER INSECTS AND OTHER LIVE FOOD Grubs and maggots Caddis-worms, Cad-bait, or Ruff-coats Interesting economy of these Grubs of Day Flies and other Insects Figures of these Blood worm and its gnat Shell Fish Gillaroo trout of Ireland Water Flies Day flies as observed by Reaumur Land insects swept into the water ANGLERS' IMITATIVE DEVICES Pretended imitations Fallacy of these proved Remarks of Bainbridge and Sir H. Davy TIMES OF FEEDING AND HAUNTS OF FISH Fish are night-feeders Dark water and cloudy weather STRENGTH OF FISHES Importance of this in Angling THE SWIMMING OF FISHES The tail the great instrument of motion The swim bladder WEIGHT OF FISHES Method of estimating this PRACTICAL LESSONS IN ANGLING Arrangement of the Lessons RIVER ANGLING Peculiar characters of different Rivers ANGLING FOR TROUT Varieties of Trout Spawning, Seasons, and Haunts of Trout Variations in different Rivers Trouting Rods Directions by Dame Juliana Barnes Directions by Bainbridge Trouting Lines Hand-twisting Gut and Grass Trouting Hooks Kirby Hooks Limerick Hooks Hook-making Artificial Flies for Trouting Dubbing Wing-making Hackle-making Fly-Fishing for Trout On Casting the Line On Striking Seasons for Fly-fishing with their Peculiar Flies Killing Flies Flies for February The Palmer natural and artificial The Prime Dim Flies for March The March Brown or Dun Drake The Cow-dung Fly The Blue Dun Fly Flies for April The Stone Fly The Hawthorn Fly The Granam or Green-tail Fly Flies for May The Dun-cut Fly The Green Drake Fly The Oak Fly The Alder Fly Flies for June The Red Spinner Flies for July Spider Fly Flies for August Hazel Fly Flies for September Ant Fly Night Fly-fishing Moth or Owl Fly Ground or Bait-fishing for Trout Earth Bob and Brandling "worm Clearing Ring Minnow-fishing for Trout Minnow Hook baited Swivel ANGLING FOR GRAYLING Rivers where found Method of fishing ANGLING FOR SALMON Great weight of Salmon Spawning, Seasons, and Haunts of Salmon Rapid growth of the young Tackle and Methods of Angling for Salmon Salmon Rod Salmon Flies ANGLING FOR CHUB Dibbing for Chub ANGLING FOR DACE AND ROACH Boat-angling on the Thames Roach in the Clyde ANGLING FOR BARBEL Caution required in Striking ANGLING FOR GUDGEON Good to begin with ANGLING FOR BLEAK, RUFF, LOACH, FLOUNDER, AND MILLER'S THUMB Paternoster line ANGLING FOR EELS Mode of breeding Night-line-fishing CANAL ANGLING New River virtually a canal ANGLING FOR PIKE Affords good Sport Spawning, Seasons, and Flaunts of Pike Account by Captain Williamson Float, and Goose-fishing for Pike Directions by Dame J. Barnes Anecdote from M'Diarmid Trolling for Pike Gorge Hook and Baiting Needle Directions from Salter Directions from Col. Venables Spinning for Pike Directions from "Titus" Snap-fishing for Pike Dead Snap with three hooks Trimming for Pike Several sorts of Trimmers Trimmer baited Live Bait Fishing for Pike Recommended by Titus Live Bait fixed on a hook ANGLING FOR PERCH Haunts of Perch Methods of fishing POND ANGLING Fish improper for Ponds ANGLING FOR CARP Method of fishing ANGLING FOR TENCH Tench a Leather-mouthed fish ANGLING FOR BREAM Cautions required in Striking LAKE ANGLING Fishes found in Lakes ANGLING FOR LAKE TROUT Account of, from Sir William Jardine ANGLING FOR GWINIAD Lakes in which found ANGLING FOR CHAR Two sorts of Char ANGLING FOR RUD Where found SEA ANGLING Mouths of Rivers Piers and rocks Boat-fishing
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