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 |
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Side 16
... less varieties on that account . * to species , there can be no doubt that whatever may be the case with naturalists , the unlearned are certainly apt to multiply them , either from an imperfect comprehension of the term , or from being ...
... less varieties on that account . * to species , there can be no doubt that whatever may be the case with naturalists , the unlearned are certainly apt to multiply them , either from an imperfect comprehension of the term , or from being ...
Side 22
... less than the salmon itself in the infant stage of its existence . It is only within a very few years that this fact has been ascertained or at least promulgated — and the honour of the dis- covery , by actual experiment , is due to Mr ...
... less than the salmon itself in the infant stage of its existence . It is only within a very few years that this fact has been ascertained or at least promulgated — and the honour of the dis- covery , by actual experiment , is due to Mr ...
Side 25
... less than a pound , we have often seen full of mature roe . Whatever may be the truth ( and the subject deserves the most attentive investigation ) , there - can be no doubt that the parr and trout , HISTORY OF THE SALMON . 25.
... less than a pound , we have often seen full of mature roe . Whatever may be the truth ( and the subject deserves the most attentive investigation ) , there - can be no doubt that the parr and trout , HISTORY OF THE SALMON . 25.
Side 26
... less 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 ...
... less 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 ...
Side 43
... less probability ) toads , are said to deserve a not inconspicuous position in its " bill of fare . " - -- Flies- as we have before illustrated are by far the most nutritious kind of food . Of these beautiful insects there are many ...
... less probability ) toads , are said to deserve a not inconspicuous position in its " bill of fare . " - -- Flies- as we have before illustrated are by far the most nutritious kind of food . Of these beautiful insects there are many ...
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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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