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 xi
... Silk . — Fur or Dubbing . — Herls . -Twist . - Hackles . Materials for Wings . — Wax . - Scissors . - Principal Characteristics of Artificial Flies.— Different Methods of making them , and a Word about Instructions for making a Red ...
... Silk . — Fur or Dubbing . — Herls . -Twist . - Hackles . Materials for Wings . — Wax . - Scissors . - Principal Characteristics of Artificial Flies.— Different Methods of making them , and a Word about Instructions for making a Red ...
Side 47
... silk , which the insect spins from its mouth in the same manner that ca- terpillars do . The cases of most species being specifically lighter than water , the larvæ swim with facility , and thus have a greater range for their food than ...
... silk , which the insect spins from its mouth in the same manner that ca- terpillars do . The cases of most species being specifically lighter than water , the larvæ swim with facility , and thus have a greater range for their food than ...
Side 48
... silk a great number of chips to whatever materials were within their reach , and thus surrounding themselves with materials , many of which are never used in the perfect building . Unskilful as their efforts may at first appear , there ...
... silk a great number of chips to whatever materials were within their reach , and thus surrounding themselves with materials , many of which are never used in the perfect building . Unskilful as their efforts may at first appear , there ...
Side 76
... silk , and of both these materials spun together . The silk line is totally useless ; it imbibes the water too readily , and thus becomes over heavy . The silk - and - hair lines are generally considered best , and when they contain ...
... silk , and of both these materials spun together . The silk line is totally useless ; it imbibes the water too readily , and thus becomes over heavy . The silk - and - hair lines are generally considered best , and when they contain ...
Side 79
... silk , intermingled , are the favourite sort of many ; the best colour , however , is that which shows least ... silk - and - hair wove lines , called the London patent , are sold at the rate of three pence per yard ; silk - and - hair ...
... silk , intermingled , are the favourite sort of many ; the best colour , however , is that which shows least ... silk - and - hair wove lines , called the London patent , are sold at the rate of three pence per yard ; silk - and - hair ...
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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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