The TroutLongmans, Green, 1899 - 272 pages |
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... light of objects of sport . Books on sport , again , seldom treat at length of the Natural History of the creatures which are shot or otherwise taken ; and , so far as the Editor is aware , in no book hitherto published on Natural ...
... light of objects of sport . Books on sport , again , seldom treat at length of the Natural History of the creatures which are shot or otherwise taken ; and , so far as the Editor is aware , in no book hitherto published on Natural ...
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... It need perhaps hardly be added that our angler was equipped with a pair of light waders for rheumatism is a thing to be avoided as much as possible . Having arrived thus far in his stalk , the fisherman FLY FISHING FOR TROUT 21.
... It need perhaps hardly be added that our angler was equipped with a pair of light waders for rheumatism is a thing to be avoided as much as possible . Having arrived thus far in his stalk , the fisherman FLY FISHING FOR TROUT 21.
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... light might seem to render it unnecessary — our angler begins to fish carefully , with a longish line , the stream on his own side of the river . Gradually , little by little , he works across the water till he is fishing close to the ...
... light might seem to render it unnecessary — our angler begins to fish carefully , with a longish line , the stream on his own side of the river . Gradually , little by little , he works across the water till he is fishing close to the ...
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... but there is a nice light breeze flitting about on the surface of the water , it will not be necessary to select too large a size of fly ; so two , one with a reddish body and the other with a black one , both LAKE FISHING 45.
... but there is a nice light breeze flitting about on the surface of the water , it will not be necessary to select too large a size of fly ; so two , one with a reddish body and the other with a black one , both LAKE FISHING 45.
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... light , and strong silk line called a blow line , suitable to be carried a fair distance from the bait even by a light breeze . " To this blow line is appended about four feet of fine drawn gut and a small well - tempered hook . The ...
... light , and strong silk line called a blow line , suitable to be carried a fair distance from the bait even by a light breeze . " To this blow line is appended about four feet of fine drawn gut and a small well - tempered hook . The ...
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&c.-continued alevins ALEXANDER INNES ALEXANDER INNES SHAND ANDREW LANG angler artificial artificial fly bait basket C. J. LONGMAN Cabinet Edition casting line caught clean CO.'S STANDARD colour Cookery Crown 8vo Derbyshire down-stream eggs England English ESSAYS Fario feeding fish-culturist fisherman flies fly fishing Francis Frank Buckland Froude's J. A. grayling Haggard's H. R. hatching hatching-boxes History hook Illus Illustrations inches insect killed length LL.D Loch Loch Leven LONGMANS & CO.'S Lord M.A. Crown 8vo Maps MARQUESS OF GRANBY Mayfly natural food perforated zinc Plates POEMS Popular Edition Portrait Proctor's R. A. R. A. PROCTOR rainbow trout rearing-boxes rise river salmon screens season side spawning sport stocking Story stream supply tail taken temperature Text tions Translated trations travelling tray trout fishing trout weighing two-year-olds up-stream vols weed wind worm yearlings
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