The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Beings a Complete Practical Treatise on that Branch of the Art of Angling; with Plain and Copious Instructions for the Manufacture of Artificial FliesLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851 - 186 sider |
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... important principle , perhaps , in life , is to have a pursuit , a useful one if possible , and at all events an innocent one . Though I do not expect , like our arch - patriarch Walton , to number ninety years and past , yet I hope ...
... important principle , perhaps , in life , is to have a pursuit , a useful one if possible , and at all events an innocent one . Though I do not expect , like our arch - patriarch Walton , to number ninety years and past , yet I hope ...
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... the following pages , therefore , the instructions for making artificial flies , and the illustrations by which they are accompanied , will , perhaps , be recognised as the most promi- nent , if not the most important , of these A 3.
... the following pages , therefore , the instructions for making artificial flies , and the illustrations by which they are accompanied , will , perhaps , be recognised as the most promi- nent , if not the most important , of these A 3.
Side vi
... important , of these addi- tions . The subject of fly - making is hardly alluded to in the former editions ; and as the writer was of opinion that the instructions in many other works are not so complete as to render such an addition ...
... important , of these addi- tions . The subject of fly - making is hardly alluded to in the former editions ; and as the writer was of opinion that the instructions in many other works are not so complete as to render such an addition ...
Side ix
... 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 - - - of its Growth ? - What is 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 - - - of its Growth ? - What is the.
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... importance of this subject , we shall direct our attention to it before proceeding to the practical department of this delightful art . Of the numerous tribes of fishes which inhabit the streams of Britain , the trout is the hand ...
... importance of this subject , we shall direct our attention to it before proceeding to the practical department of this delightful art . Of the numerous tribes of fishes which inhabit the streams of Britain , the trout is the hand ...
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The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Beings a Complete Practical ... George Philip Rigney Pulman Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1851 |
The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Beings a Complete Practical ... George Philip Rigney Pulman Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1851 |
The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Being a Complete Practical Treatise ... George Philip Rigney Pulman Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1851 |
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