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 Published in London in 1851, this informative volume contains a complete practical treatise onthe art of angling, with plain and copious instructions for the manufacture of artificial flies. |
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Side 3
... means - by art and reason over instinct ; and it in- vigorates , mentally and physically , by the active exercise which it demands , and by the agreeable excitement which it produces . - " That undervaluer of money , Sir Henry Wotton ...
... means - by art and reason over instinct ; and it in- vigorates , mentally and physically , by the active exercise which it demands , and by the agreeable excitement which it produces . - " That undervaluer of money , Sir Henry Wotton ...
Side 6
... mean to fish down to its mouth ( for the distance is short ) , and afterwards continue fishing the main stream downwards , as far as their in- clination may lead them . No solitary , selfish anglers are they , as is manifest by their ...
... mean to fish down to its mouth ( for the distance is short ) , and afterwards continue fishing the main stream downwards , as far as their in- clination may lead them . No solitary , selfish anglers are they , as is manifest by their ...
Side 15
... means a solitary opinion that there exists but one species ; the difference of form , size , and colour in the trout of different localities being accounted for by the operation of their food and of the water they inhabit . Some ...
... means a solitary opinion that there exists but one species ; the difference of form , size , and colour in the trout of different localities being accounted for by the operation of their food and of the water they inhabit . Some ...
Side 16
... means made clear that even those varieties may not have been derived from the common trout , altered by cir- cumstances and characterised by peculiarities transmitted through a succession of generations , - but not the less varieties on ...
... means made clear that even those varieties may not have been derived from the common trout , altered by cir- cumstances and characterised by peculiarities transmitted through a succession of generations , - but not the less varieties on ...
Side 19
... means clear to us that these extraordinary speci- mens were all really common trout , for the evidence is doubtful in some cases , owing to the uncertainty about the ability of their captors to distinguish between the large migratory ...
... means clear to us that these extraordinary speci- mens were all really common trout , for the evidence is doubtful in some cases , owing to the uncertainty about the ability of their captors to distinguish between the large migratory ...
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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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