WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
MDCCCLXXXII
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The Author of this very practical treatiseon Scotch Loch-Fishing desires chieflythat it may be of use to all who read it.He does not pretend to have writtenanything new, but to have attempted toput what he has to say in as readablea form as possible. Everything in theway of the history and habits of fishhas been studiously avoided, and technicalitieshave been used as sparingly aspossible. The writing of this book hasafforded him much pleasure in his leisuremoments, and that pleasure would be[viii]much increased if he knew that the perusalof it would create any bond of sympathybetween himself and the anglingcommunity in general. This edition isinterleaved with blank sheets for thereader's notes. The Author need hardlysay that any suggestions addressed tothe care of the publishers, will meet withconsideration in a future edition.
Glasgow, March 1882.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | INTRODUCTORY, | 1 |
| II. | EQUIPMENT, | 5 |
| III. | TACKLE AND ACCESSORIES, | 7 |
| IV. | FLIES AND CASTING-LINES, | 13 |
| V. | TROLLING-TACKLE AND LURES, | 21 |
| VI. | DUTIES OF BOATMAN, | 27 |
| VII. | ETIQUETTE OF LOCH-FISHING, | 33 |
| VIII. | CASTING AND STRIKING, | 37 |
| IX. | TROLLING, | 42 |
| X. | CAPTURE OF FISH, | 48 |
| XI. | AFTER A DAY'S FISHING, | 60 |
| XII. | REMINISCENCES, | 65 |
| XIII. | CONCLUSION, | 80 |
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