Salmonia; Or, Days of Fly Fishing: In a series of conversations. With some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo — John Shaqi
Salmonia; Or, Days of Fly Fishing: In a series of conversations. With some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus SalmoDavy, Humphry, Sir
Philosophy
Salmonia; Or, Days of Fly Fishing: In a series of conversations. With some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo
Davy, Humphry, Sir
Fishing
Morning fishing—Effect of shadows in fishing—Anecdotes illustrating the
effect of sunshine—Swallows
92-98
FOURTH DAY.
Scenery—Loch Maree—Eagles—The inn—The river Ewe—Sea trout—Poaching
highlander—Salmon—Cause of fish being drowned—Salmon—Death by
suffocation—Nature of pain—Instances of death without pain—Sea
trout—Crimping—The dinner—The double snipe—Value of temperance in
eating and drinking—Wading in boots a bad practice—Salmon and trout
compared—Varieties of salmon
99-132
FIFTH DAY.
Salmon fishing—Produce of a morning’s sport—Rivers of Norway and
Sweden—English rivers—Salmon rivers—Scotch rivers—Irish rivers—The
Sabbath day—Instincts—Instincts to animals what revelation is to man
133-170
SIXTH DAY.
Flies—Hooks—Salmon of the Ewe—Sense of smelling in animals—Salmon
fishing with pars—Food of Salmon—Indications of rainy weather—Omens
171-191
SEVENTH DAY.
Grayling—Anatomy of the grayling—Grayling fishing—Scenery—Habits of the
grayling—Grayling rivers—Baits for grayling—Generation of
eels—Migration of eels—The conger eel
192-225
EIGHTH DAY.
Scenery—Natural history—Origin of the common house fly—Bees and ants—The
libellula—Ephemeræ—Michaelmas daisy—Humble bee—Thoughts on death,
suggested by this insect
226-243
NINTH DAY.
Fishing for hucho—Hereditary instinct—Causes of variety in trout—Salmo
hucho—Taking a salmo hucho—Resemblance of the hucho to trout—Interior
of the hucho examined—Habits of the hucho—Pleasure of
angling—Cockney fishermen—Lame boy and his boats—Amusements—Sea
serpent—Kraken—Mermaid—Austrian method of conveying fish—Education—The
press—Effect of continuous fishing—Difference of rivers—Angling
for frogs—Water ouzel—Umbla—Laveret—Organization of the
hucho—Craniology—Fat and flesh of the hucho—Naturalization of fish—The
Traun—Colour of water—Colour of the ocean—Waterfalls—Reflections—The
late Mr. B. West
245-308
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
Estimable mention of Dr. Wollaston—On the supposed cross breed of the
par—On the scolopax
309
SALMONIA:
OR,
DAYS OF FLY FISHING.
FIRST DAY.
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