The TroutLongmans, Green, 1899 - 272 pages |
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Page 5
... and there , on every possible occasion , such as a Bank Holiday or a Saturday during the fishing season , he will discover people who have come long distances to try to lure from those lovely streams the much - FLY FISHING FOR TROUT 5.
... and there , on every possible occasion , such as a Bank Holiday or a Saturday during the fishing season , he will discover people who have come long distances to try to lure from those lovely streams the much - FLY FISHING FOR TROUT 5.
Page 7
... possible to read his delightful descriptions of Devonshire and Hampshire without feeling a desire to attempt , in however small a degree , some such piscatorial deeds as those recounted in ' Chalk Streams Studies ' and other works of ...
... possible to read his delightful descriptions of Devonshire and Hampshire without feeling a desire to attempt , in however small a degree , some such piscatorial deeds as those recounted in ' Chalk Streams Studies ' and other works of ...
Page 13
... possible to the small duns which are seen dancing about in the sunshine , though it does not appear that as yet there are many floating on the water . Before launching it on its voyage of deception , however , one more ceremony has to ...
... possible to the small duns which are seen dancing about in the sunshine , though it does not appear that as yet there are many floating on the water . Before launching it on its voyage of deception , however , one more ceremony has to ...
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... possible where he had better place his fly . He concluded on the whole that it would be better to start with the trout which he saw rising in the river above him than to go down - stream some way , making a wide détour into the fields ...
... possible where he had better place his fly . He concluded on the whole that it would be better to start with the trout which he saw rising in the river above him than to go down - stream some way , making a wide détour into the fields ...
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... possible . It is open to him , if he wants to fish a fair amount of the water , to try to work it either by throwing directly across and slightly down , or to boldly make up his mind to fish down - stream alto- gether , on the ' chuck ...
... possible . It is open to him , if he wants to fish a fair amount of the water , to try to work it either by throwing directly across and slightly down , or to boldly make up his mind to fish down - stream alto- gether , on the ' chuck ...
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