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 39
... motion , and using them freely and fearlessly both in escaping from its enemies and in avoiding the numerous obstructions which constantly present themselves in the element in which it lives , should yet be deficient in organs so ...
... motion , and using them freely and fearlessly both in escaping from its enemies and in avoiding the numerous obstructions which constantly present themselves in the element in which it lives , should yet be deficient in organs so ...
Side 53
... motion , and are pervaded by little tubes , very curiously arranged , through which the air is supposed to pass . The general form of the larvæ resembles that of the perfect insect , with the exception , of course , of wings , and the ...
... motion , and are pervaded by little tubes , very curiously arranged , through which the air is supposed to pass . The general form of the larvæ resembles that of the perfect insect , with the exception , of course , of wings , and the ...
Side 81
... motion is usually guarded against either by the application of a " click , " which acts in a manner somewhat similar to a railway break , or else by the action of a spring placed between one of the fixed and re- volving plates . Perhaps ...
... motion is usually guarded against either by the application of a " click , " which acts in a manner somewhat similar to a railway break , or else by the action of a spring placed between one of the fixed and re- volving plates . Perhaps ...
Side 106
... motion . In a state of rest the form and colour of the natural insect are attempted to be imitated ; and in that of motion the appearance of fluttering is sought to be added . This is done by dispensing with the wing and employing ...
... motion . In a state of rest the form and colour of the natural insect are attempted to be imitated ; and in that of motion the appearance of fluttering is sought to be added . This is done by dispensing with the wing and employing ...
Side 121
... motion strip it cleanly off . Fold it so that the Fig . 22 . undermost side of the fibres ( the side which grew a nearest the body of the bird ) b may stand outward , and press it with the thumb - nail at the point round which the tying ...
... motion strip it cleanly off . Fold it so that the Fig . 22 . undermost side of the fibres ( the side which grew a nearest the body of the bird ) b may stand outward , and press it with the thumb - nail at the point round which the tying ...
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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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