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 xii
... Throwing the Line and Flies . - Striking - its Necessity and Object . Quotations from Mr. Ronalds , Mr. Younger , and " Ephemera . " - Friendly Hints on pisca- torial Etiquette . — Instructions for playing and landing a Fish . - A Word ...
... Throwing the Line and Flies . - Striking - its Necessity and Object . Quotations from Mr. Ronalds , Mr. Younger , and " Ephemera . " - Friendly Hints on pisca- torial Etiquette . — Instructions for playing and landing a Fish . - A Word ...
Side 9
... thrown prominently out by a gleam of sunshine which now happens to rest upon its slated roofs . Parallel to this , on the opposite hill - side , are seen other objects which add a charm to the landscape - some ' squire's seat , perhaps ...
... thrown prominently out by a gleam of sunshine which now happens to rest upon its slated roofs . Parallel to this , on the opposite hill - side , are seen other objects which add a charm to the landscape - some ' squire's seat , perhaps ...
Side 20
... throw some light upon the formation of species and varieties , by showing the probability of the Great Lake Trout , which sometimes reaches thirty or forty pounds , being traceable to an equally humble ancestry — increased in size , and ...
... throw some light upon the formation of species and varieties , by showing the probability of the Great Lake Trout , which sometimes reaches thirty or forty pounds , being traceable to an equally humble ancestry — increased in size , and ...
Side 34
... thrown flies may some- times fall in the way of " a passing inhabitant of the liquid element ; " but when , as the season ad- vances , this necessity for roving is at an end- when the fish obtain their prey with no other trouble than ...
... thrown flies may some- times fall in the way of " a passing inhabitant of the liquid element ; " but when , as the season ad- vances , this necessity for roving is at an end- when the fish obtain their prey with no other trouble than ...
Side 64
... throw against the wind , nor can it well , indeed , be used at all in very windy weather . Some peculiar properties it certainly does possess , and among them are the undesirable ones of tiring the arm , failing to strike or play a fish ...
... throw against the wind , nor can it well , indeed , be used at all in very windy weather . Some peculiar properties it certainly does possess , and among them are the undesirable ones of tiring the arm , failing to strike or play a fish ...
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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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