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
... 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.
... 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.
Side 8
... salmon ( only a six - pounder , as it is afterwards found ) , which has held him in check for the last half - hour . He approaches at last , however , bear- ing his prize across his shoulder , —a trophy more valued by him than any ever ...
... salmon ( only a six - pounder , as it is afterwards found ) , which has held him in check for the last half - hour . He approaches at last , however , bear- ing his prize across his shoulder , —a trophy more valued by him than any ever ...
Side 11
... salmon aforesaid , two brace of peel ( certainly not in the finest season ) , two and thirty trout , and a dace . Of course they are delighted with the day's adventures , and a con- sultation is forthwith held , which results in the ...
... salmon aforesaid , two brace of peel ( certainly not in the finest season ) , two and thirty trout , and a dace . Of course they are delighted with the day's adventures , and a con- sultation is forthwith held , which results in the ...
Side 17
... salmon trout apply only to differences arising from age , sex , season , the character of the water , and the sorts of food which they can procure . " With due deference to this learned authority , we will remark that the names of sea ...
... salmon trout apply only to differences arising from age , sex , season , the character of the water , and the sorts of food which they can procure . " With due deference to this learned authority , we will remark that the names of sea ...
Side 18
... salmon trout , never changes its abode from the fresh water . The size of river trout , which , in a general sense , is characteristic of neither species nor variety , varies considerably in different localities and under different ...
... salmon trout , never changes its abode from the fresh water . The size of river trout , which , in a general sense , is characteristic of neither species nor variety , varies considerably in different localities and under different ...
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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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