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 ix
... Natural Scenery . -The Chapter ended pleasantly " Page 1 to 12 - 66 CHAPTER II . - History of the Trout . — Value of an Acquaintance with its Habits . Generic Character of the Trout . - Its Varieties . -Comparative nutritious Qualities ...
... Natural Scenery . -The Chapter ended pleasantly " Page 1 to 12 - 66 CHAPTER II . - History of the Trout . — Value of an Acquaintance with its Habits . Generic Character of the Trout . - Its Varieties . -Comparative nutritious Qualities ...
Side xi
... Natural Flies . - Caution against over - fastidiousness . Imitation of Action highly im- portant . - The " Sporting Review " quoted . — The Duns recommended , and why . - Correction of an erroneous Idea . List and Tables of Flies ...
... Natural Flies . - Caution against over - fastidiousness . Imitation of Action highly im- portant . - The " Sporting Review " quoted . — The Duns recommended , and why . - Correction of an erroneous Idea . List and Tables of Flies ...
Side 10
... naturally contrast with the architecture of a more medieval age , of which the remains of an interesting speci- men are visible at their right . Opposite them is an opening in the hills , half shrouded by elms and by another pleasant ...
... naturally contrast with the architecture of a more medieval age , of which the remains of an interesting speci- men are visible at their right . Opposite them is an opening in the hills , half shrouded by elms and by another pleasant ...
Side 18
... pounds . We have seen an engraving of this portly indi- vidual , which , if faithfully represented , must have been a splendid specimen . Many other Brobdig- nagian trout have been chronicled in works on natural history 18 SIZE OF TROUT .
... pounds . We have seen an engraving of this portly indi- vidual , which , if faithfully represented , must have been a splendid specimen . Many other Brobdig- nagian trout have been chronicled in works on natural history 18 SIZE OF TROUT .
Side 19
... natural history . Mr. Yarrell describes one of twenty - five pounds " that was captured on the 11th of January , 1822 , in a little stream ten feet wide , branching from the Avon , at the back of Castle Street , Salisbury . " It is ...
... natural history . Mr. Yarrell describes one of twenty - five pounds " that was captured on the 11th of January , 1822 , in a little stream ten feet wide , branching from the Avon , at the back of Castle Street , Salisbury . " It is ...
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The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Beings a Complete Practical ... George Philip Rigney Pulman Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1851 |
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