The TroutLongmans, Green, 1899 - 272 pages |
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... cause , cannot be accurately seen . Thirdly , fishing over likely places where trout are not observed to be either ' standing ' or rising . It would seem that numbers one and two are so closely allied that they must be described ...
... cause , cannot be accurately seen . Thirdly , fishing over likely places where trout are not observed to be either ' standing ' or rising . It would seem that numbers one and two are so closely allied that they must be described ...
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... causing our tiro to neglect , or to observe in a very partial degree , that most essential preliminary of thoroughly soaking it before attempting to use it ; while , as regards the fly , one may perhaps be selected which is not that ...
... causing our tiro to neglect , or to observe in a very partial degree , that most essential preliminary of thoroughly soaking it before attempting to use it ; while , as regards the fly , one may perhaps be selected which is not that ...
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... causes the fishes ' tails to appear above the surface of the water . Under circumstances such as these it is no use whatever trying for them with the dry fly . I have , nevertheless , frequently seen considerable execution done amongst ...
... causes the fishes ' tails to appear above the surface of the water . Under circumstances such as these it is no use whatever trying for them with the dry fly . I have , nevertheless , frequently seen considerable execution done amongst ...
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... cause the wearied fisherman to use strong epithets , I am unable to decide ; all I can say of myself is that many and many a time have they utterly destroyed the remnants of my own temper , and I know of nothing which can compare with ...
... cause the wearied fisherman to use strong epithets , I am unable to decide ; all I can say of myself is that many and many a time have they utterly destroyed the remnants of my own temper , and I know of nothing which can compare with ...
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... cause it will again dance grace- fully on to the scene , and the soul of the fisherman will once more rejoice . Again , why should the Mayfly sometimes draw a hard - and - fast line at certain lengths of a river whereon they abound ...
... cause it will again dance grace- fully on to the scene , and the soul of the fisherman will once more rejoice . Again , why should the Mayfly sometimes draw a hard - and - fast line at certain lengths of a river whereon they abound ...
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