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History of the Trout. — Value of an Acquaintance with its
Habits.-Generic Character of the Trout.-Its Varieties.
-Comparative nutritious Qualities of these, and In-
fluence of Food upon the Form and Colours of the Fish.
- Mr. Stoddart quoted in illustration. Size of Trout.
-Caution against killing small Fish. — A few Words
about the History of the Salmon. Mr. Shaw's Experi-
ments and their Results.—Mr. Young's Correction of
an important Error of that Gentleman's. Is the Salmon-
peal identical with the Salmon, but in an imperfect State

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Method of fitting it up with Flies. - The Angler's Knot
described. — Silkworm Gut.-Process of its Manufacture,
and Directions for choosing it. — The different kinds of
Hooks. What constitutes a good Hook. - The Kendal
Hook recommended. Different Parts of a Hook shown
by a Diagram. The Fly-book.-Its Make and Cost.-
The landing Net.—When desirable and otherwise.
The Basket or Pannier. - Caution against cheap Tackle

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Remarks on Imitation.-Our own Opinion.-Size, Colour,
and Form the "main Points" of Imitation.

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Necessity for Imitation of Natural Flies.-Caution against
over-fastidiousness. Imitation of Action highly im-
portant. The "Sporting Review" quoted.-The Duns
recommended, and why. Correction of an erroneous
Idea. List and Tables of Flies

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Theory and Practice. - A Word about "Book-learning."
Throwing the Line and Flies. - Striking-its Necessity
and Object. Quotations from Mr. Ronalds, Mr.
Younger, and "Ephemera.” — Friendly Hints on pisca-
torial Etiquette. - Instructions for playing and landing
a Fish.—A Word about Patience, and a Glance at Love.
- Insensibility of Fish to Pain. Sir Humphrey Davy
quoted thereon. · The unfounded Charge of "Cruelty'
summarily dismissed

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VADE-MECUM OF FLY-FISHING,

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CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTORY.

"My good scholar, we may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, 'Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did;' and so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.”—IZAAC WALTON.

GLORIOUS old Izaac! What delightful thoughts - what poetical imaginings the bare mention of thy name evokes! They come fresh and uncontaminated from the pure fountains of nature —as if haloed with cowslip garlands, bespangled with the blue-bell and the water-lily-stealing along amid the murmur of the summer stream, the hum of insects, and the song of birds!

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