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The natural trout fly and its imitation. Being an angler's record of insects seen at the waterside and the method of making their imitations.

Author: West, Leonard

Publisher: Publ. by The author

Place of publication: St. Helens

Date of publication: [1912]

Collection: P. C. Laskaridis Library

Copy Number: PCL-5521

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Table of contents:

1. Crane-flies and Gnats (Diptera) 21
2. Two-winged flies in general (Diptera) 27
3. May-flies, Drakes, etc. (Ephemera) 33
4. Duns, Spinners, etc. (Ephemera) 37
5. Stone flies (Perlidoe) 43
6. Sedges (Trichoptera) 49
7. Beetles, etc. (Coleoptera) 55
8. Various flies, etc. (Hymenoptera, etc.) 61
9. Spiders, etc. (Araneida) 69
10. Hackle feathers (Poultry, etc.) 75
11. Feathers for flies' wings 81
12. Feathers for flies' wings 85
13. Feathers for flies' wings 89
14. Materials, collections and storing, etc., and tools 95
15. Making an artificial fly 109
16. Making an artificial fly 117
17. The choice of a fly 123
18. Why do the fish rise? 131
19. From the fishes' point of view 139