A Book On Angling - Contents

Contents

From the 4th Edition (1876)

• Chapter I - Bottom-Fishing
  • The Origin of Angling, Pond-Fishing, Punt-Fishing, The Norfolk Style, Bank-Fishing, The Gudgeon, The Pope, The Bleak, The Roach, The Rudd, The Dace, The Chub, The Barbel - 1
• Chapter II - Bottom-Fishing Continued.
  • Nottingham Angling, Casting From the Reel, Daceing, Tight Corking, The Slider, etc. - 61
• Chapter III - Bottom-Fishing Continued
  • The Bream, The Carp, The Tench, The Eel, The Perch, Paternostering, etc. - 73
• Chapter IV - Mid-Water Fishing.
  • The Pike, Spinning, Trolling With the Dead Gorge, Live Baiting, etc. - 100
• Chapter V - Artificial Fly-Fishing.
  • Varieties of Trout, Instructions as to Rods and Tackle, How To Use Them, Weather, How To Choose Flies, Dress, Night-fishing -138
• Chapter VI - Artificial Flies
  • Contrast of Systems, Copying Nature And Copying Nothing, List of Flies For Each Month -185
• Chapter VII - On Lake-Fishing, Etc.
  • Lake-Fishing, Daping, The Creeper, The Beetle, The Worm - 250
• Chapter VIII - Spinning For Trout
  • Spinning for Large Trout, Spinning for Trout In Small Streams, The Par-Tail, The Grayling - 278
• Chapter IX - The Salmon
  • The Rod, The Reel and Line, How To Use Them, Casting, Striking, Playing A Salmon, Sea-Trout Fishing - 303
• Chapter X - Salmon Flies.
  • List of Salmon Flies, General Flies, List of Flies for Scotch Rivers - 333
• Chapter XI - Salmon Flies Continued.
  • List of Flies for Irish Rivers - 392
• Chapter XII - Salmon Flies Continued
  • List of Flies for Wales and England, List of Sea-Trout Flies - 426