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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... tion already laid , might more deserve the appro- bation of the angling public . The writer there- fore determined to make the attempt , by entirely re - writing the original , and by supplying such new matter as he thought likely to be ...
... tion already laid , might more deserve the appro- bation of the angling public . The writer there- fore determined to make the attempt , by entirely re - writing the original , and by supplying such new matter as he thought likely to be ...
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... tion are more active than his own , and who are better informed than himself in the theory which he affects to despise , would doubtless be able to find a more correct and rational cause for his inferiority in his imperfect information ...
... tion are more active than his own , and who are better informed than himself in the theory which he affects to despise , would doubtless be able to find a more correct and rational cause for his inferiority in his imperfect information ...
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... 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 the river- of peal ( both very different from the sea ...
... 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 the river- of peal ( both very different from the sea ...
Side 30
... tion of the shedded or flowing ova that takes place , but an impregnation of the ovaria after spawning ; and this for the purpose of endowing * See The Angler's Companion to the Rivers and Lakes of Scotland . The author of this work is ...
... tion of the shedded or flowing ova that takes place , but an impregnation of the ovaria after spawning ; and this for the purpose of endowing * See The Angler's Companion to the Rivers and Lakes of Scotland . The author of this work is ...
Side 33
... tion of these islands , and be an endless source of innocent and healthful enjoyment . Trout , in common with most kinds of fish , feed chiefly by night ; but in cloudy weather , and , when the water is discoloured , even in sunshine ...
... tion of these islands , and be an endless source of innocent and healthful enjoyment . Trout , in common with most kinds of fish , feed chiefly by night ; but in cloudy weather , and , when the water is discoloured , even in sunshine ...
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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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