The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Being a Complete Practical Treatise on that Branch of the Art of Angling : with Plain and Copious Instructions for the Manufacture of Artificial Flies, Illustrated by Numerous EngravingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851 - 186 sider |
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... taken place and the atmosphere is of the proper tem- perature , the insect rises to the surface , and , emerging from its confinement in the pupa skin , appears in the form of a delicate fly . But its transmutations are not yet complete ...
... taken place and the atmosphere is of the proper tem- perature , the insect rises to the surface , and , emerging from its confinement in the pupa skin , appears in the form of a delicate fly . But its transmutations are not yet complete ...
Side 58
... taken by trout , which soon give ample proof of its nutritious qualities ; and its imitation - particularly if dressed smaller than usual may be very successfully used , especially in windy weather . In its first winged state it is ...
... taken by trout , which soon give ample proof of its nutritious qualities ; and its imitation - particularly if dressed smaller than usual may be very successfully used , especially in windy weather . In its first winged state it is ...
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... taken in the selection of this important implement , seeing that upon it so much of the angler's success de- pends . To insure a good cast , or to strike and play a large fish properly with a bad rod — that is to say , with a rod which ...
... taken in the selection of this important implement , seeing that upon it so much of the angler's success de- pends . To insure a good cast , or to strike and play a large fish properly with a bad rod — that is to say , with a rod which ...
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... taken to ascertain that the ferrules are nicely made , that they are fastened firmly , and fit true and deep . The use of screw ferrules is almost confined to Irish rods , which are gene- rally beautifully made , but on very different ...
... taken to ascertain that the ferrules are nicely made , that they are fastened firmly , and fit true and deep . The use of screw ferrules is almost confined to Irish rods , which are gene- rally beautifully made , but on very different ...
Side 75
... taken as a general rule that the stiffer the rod , the heavier and stouter should be the line , and vice versa . Like the rod , too , the line should taper with almost mathematical precision ― - not throughout its whole length , but in ...
... taken as a general rule that the stiffer the rod , the heavier and stouter should be the line , and vice versa . Like the rod , too , the line should taper with almost mathematical precision ― - not throughout its whole length , but in ...
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