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 21
... perfect trout stream - as the veriest tyro in fly - fishing can testify . It is our most earnest wish to press upon the attention of our readers the short - sighted policy and unsportsmanlike practice of basketing unsize- able fish . It ...
... perfect trout stream - as the veriest tyro in fly - fishing can testify . It is our most earnest wish to press upon the attention of our readers the short - sighted policy and unsportsmanlike practice of basketing unsize- able fish . It ...
Side 26
... perfect . Not observing these marks of distinc- tion has led to the confounding of salmon - fry with parr , - calling them , indeed , parr , ' as Mr. Shaw and his followers do ; whereas the parr is a distinct adult fish , of the river ...
... perfect . Not observing these marks of distinc- tion has led to the confounding of salmon - fry with parr , - calling them , indeed , parr , ' as Mr. Shaw and his followers do ; whereas the parr is a distinct adult fish , of the river ...
Side 48
... perfect building . Unskilful as their efforts may at first appear , there is much wisdom in this aggregation of all the substances within their reach before their dwelling is actually commenced ; for when these preparations are ...
... perfect building . Unskilful as their efforts may at first appear , there is much wisdom in this aggregation of all the substances within their reach before their dwelling is actually commenced ; for when these preparations are ...
Side 49
... perfect state , the rudiments of which , indeed , now become clearly perceptible . In a few days it issues from its outer case , rises to the surface of the water , and , bursting its pupa skin , appears in its last and perfect form of ...
... perfect state , the rudiments of which , indeed , now become clearly perceptible . In a few days it issues from its outer case , rises to the surface of the water , and , bursting its pupa skin , appears in its last and perfect form of ...
Side 51
... perfect state , are the most short lived of insects - hence their name . Their longest life extends but to a few hours ; some species to only a few minutes . In the boxes of naturalists , however , they have been kept alive for more ...
... perfect state , are the most short lived of insects - hence their name . Their longest life extends but to a few hours ; some species to only a few minutes . In the boxes of naturalists , however , they have been kept alive for more ...
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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: Beings a Complete Practical ... George Philip Rigney Pulman Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1851 |
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