Piscatorial Reminiscences and Gleanings: To which is Added A Catalogue of Books on AnglingWilliam Pickering, 1835 - 255 pages |
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... baits , for all seasons , and pretty devices which our anglers have invented , pe- culiar lines , false flies , several sleights , & c . & c . will say that it deserves commendation , requires as much study as the rest , and is to be ...
... baits , for all seasons , and pretty devices which our anglers have invented , pe- culiar lines , false flies , several sleights , & c . & c . will say that it deserves commendation , requires as much study as the rest , and is to be ...
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... bait for a clean salmon ; sand eels are also used for baits ; and in the Transactions of the Royal Edinburgh So- ciety , the food of salmon has been examined from their stomachs , when taken from the sea , and said to contain small ...
... bait for a clean salmon ; sand eels are also used for baits ; and in the Transactions of the Royal Edinburgh So- ciety , the food of salmon has been examined from their stomachs , when taken from the sea , and said to contain small ...
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... bait across the surface , and draw it towards you , keeping out of sight : no lead is to be used . Mayer's British Sportsman . A trout , weighing fifteen pounds , was received by A. Blandy , Esq . of Wall , near Lichfield , which was ...
... bait across the surface , and draw it towards you , keeping out of sight : no lead is to be used . Mayer's British Sportsman . A trout , weighing fifteen pounds , was received by A. Blandy , Esq . of Wall , near Lichfield , which was ...
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... bait , live gudgeon ; hook No. 6 ; measured two feet two inches in length , and one foot two inches in girth . This is a re- markable thing so early in the season , and is a proof of the mildness of the winter . On Saturday morning ...
... bait , live gudgeon ; hook No. 6 ; measured two feet two inches in length , and one foot two inches in girth . This is a re- markable thing so early in the season , and is a proof of the mildness of the winter . On Saturday morning ...
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... bait , he makes off as fast as he can , --- yonder , --- yonder , --- and disappears ! No , that's he , leaping yonder from the wave ; Jupiter ! what a noble fel- low ! What leeps he at --- a real fly --- ' Damn his eyes ! ' growled the ...
... bait , he makes off as fast as he can , --- yonder , --- yonder , --- and disappears ! No , that's he , leaping yonder from the wave ; Jupiter ! what a noble fel- low ! What leeps he at --- a real fly --- ' Damn his eyes ! ' growled the ...
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