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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... Object . Quotations from Mr. Ronalds , Mr. Younger , and " Ephemera . " - Friendly Hints on pisca- torial Etiquette . — Instructions for playing and landing a Fish . - A Word about Patience , and a Glance at Love . -Insensibility of ...
... Object . Quotations from Mr. Ronalds , Mr. Younger , and " Ephemera . " - Friendly Hints on pisca- torial Etiquette . — Instructions for playing and landing a Fish . - A Word about Patience , and a Glance at Love . -Insensibility of ...
Side 9
... objects which add a charm to the landscape - some ' squire's seat , perhaps , surrounded by its park and groves ; and , far beyond , is the extreme distance , where the hills look blue and undefined , and seem to melt into the cloudy ...
... objects which add a charm to the landscape - some ' squire's seat , perhaps , surrounded by its park and groves ; and , far beyond , is the extreme distance , where the hills look blue and undefined , and seem to melt into the cloudy ...
Side 20
... object , but be likely to convey to our inexperienced pupils a far too exalted idea of the kind of game they are likely to capture . Ordinary river trout seldom exceed two pounds , and a fish of half that size will be considered large ...
... object , but be likely to convey to our inexperienced pupils a far too exalted idea of the kind of game they are likely to capture . Ordinary river trout seldom exceed two pounds , and a fish of half that size will be considered large ...
Side 27
... object for introducing it has been already stated , namely , to assist in re- moving an unjustifiable excuse for the wanton destruction of diminutive fish . The trout is in best season from April to October , when the general spawning ...
... object for introducing it has been already stated , namely , to assist in re- moving an unjustifiable excuse for the wanton destruction of diminutive fish . The trout is in best season from April to October , when the general spawning ...
Side 28
... object , in both cases , is to arrive at a spot which instinct teaches them is best suited for spawning — that is , in pure , shallow , running water , towards the spring head . The trout of the main stream ascend towards its source ...
... object , in both cases , is to arrive at a spot which instinct teaches them is best suited for spawning — that is , in pure , shallow , running water , towards the spring head . The trout of the main stream ascend towards its source ...
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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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