The TroutLongmans, Green, 1899 - 272 pages |
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Page 7
... course applies equally to any of the great centres of popu- lation in the country as to London . Let us therefore admit , as an accepted fact , that trout fishing has become vastly more popular than it was twenty years ago , and that ...
... course applies equally to any of the great centres of popu- lation in the country as to London . Let us therefore admit , as an accepted fact , that trout fishing has become vastly more popular than it was twenty years ago , and that ...
Page 13
... course depend on the part of England in which our imaginary stream is placed ; but as it is necessary to generalise , let us suggest to our fisherman that an olive - dun tied with a slight gold twist on the body is as likely a fly as ...
... course depend on the part of England in which our imaginary stream is placed ; but as it is necessary to generalise , let us suggest to our fisherman that an olive - dun tied with a slight gold twist on the body is as likely a fly as ...
Page 17
... troutlets who course about in the centre of the stream when looking for their meals , and no one heeds them . The older , larger , and more worthy trout lie quietly in their selected haunts , and take FLY FISHING FOR TROUT 17.
... troutlets who course about in the centre of the stream when looking for their meals , and no one heeds them . The older , larger , and more worthy trout lie quietly in their selected haunts , and take FLY FISHING FOR TROUT 17.
Page 24
... course , and so he does . With the stronger wind now blowing , a rather larger fly than that which would be selected for a calm day should be used . What shall it be ? A large red- quill - gnat , an alder ( although rather early in the ...
... course , and so he does . With the stronger wind now blowing , a rather larger fly than that which would be selected for a calm day should be used . What shall it be ? A large red- quill - gnat , an alder ( although rather early in the ...
Page 29
... course , be expected that as good a basket can be obtained when trout are ' tailing , ' as when they are rising . Nevertheless no one need despair of killing some ' warrantable ' fish when he sees not noses , but tails , breaking the ...
... course , be expected that as good a basket can be obtained when trout are ' tailing , ' as when they are rising . Nevertheless no one need despair of killing some ' warrantable ' fish when he sees not noses , but tails , breaking the ...
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