The TroutLongmans, Green, 1899 - 272 pages |
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... mayflies just before they reach the surface , there to hatch out . When trout are thus employed , they are very difficult to catch by means of the artificial fly , however skilfully used . A stray fish may be induced to look at a ...
... mayflies just before they reach the surface , there to hatch out . When trout are thus employed , they are very difficult to catch by means of the artificial fly , however skilfully used . A stray fish may be induced to look at a ...
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... Mayfly is the thought uppermost in the fisherman's mind , and he will travel far to procure a day's fishing in waters whereon that fly is found . Apart from the wondrous tale of its inception , and curiously ephemeral existence , the Mayfly ...
... Mayfly is the thought uppermost in the fisherman's mind , and he will travel far to procure a day's fishing in waters whereon that fly is found . Apart from the wondrous tale of its inception , and curiously ephemeral existence , the Mayfly ...
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... Mayfly will perhaps perform this disappearing trick for a couple of years in succession , and then for some unexplainable cause it will again dance grace- fully on to the scene , and the soul of the fisherman will once more rejoice ...
... Mayfly will perhaps perform this disappearing trick for a couple of years in succession , and then for some unexplainable cause it will again dance grace- fully on to the scene , and the soul of the fisherman will once more rejoice ...
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... Mayfly comes forth fully developed , in all its perfection , to join the dancing throng of in- sects which perform their wonderful gyrations over the waters . After so protracted a process of creation , it might be imagined that the Mayfly ...
... Mayfly comes forth fully developed , in all its perfection , to join the dancing throng of in- sects which perform their wonderful gyrations over the waters . After so protracted a process of creation , it might be imagined that the Mayfly ...
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... Mayflies , and in my humble judgment much advance has been made in this direction . It was not FIG . 1. - Mayfly , old pattern . long ago that Mayflies were usually tied on big hooks with correspondingly large wings , and became almost ...
... Mayflies , and in my humble judgment much advance has been made in this direction . It was not FIG . 1. - Mayfly , old pattern . long ago that Mayflies were usually tied on big hooks with correspondingly large wings , and became almost ...
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