Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 277
... roach are generally to be met with : as winter approaches , their haunt is changed , to clear , deep , and still waters . The roach spawns the latter end of May ( accord- ing to the Elements of Nat . Hist . it produces up- wards of ...
... roach are generally to be met with : as winter approaches , their haunt is changed , to clear , deep , and still waters . The roach spawns the latter end of May ( accord- ing to the Elements of Nat . Hist . it produces up- wards of ...
Page 317
... Roach in some ponds and standing waters , that is very flat , having whitish eyes and fins , and the tail much forked ; it is supposed to be bred from the Bream and Roach ; they never grow large , and are good for nothing . Roach differ ...
... Roach in some ponds and standing waters , that is very flat , having whitish eyes and fins , and the tail much forked ; it is supposed to be bred from the Bream and Roach ; they never grow large , and are good for nothing . Roach differ ...
Page 317
... Roach - fishing in the Thames ( in which , near Shepperton and Hampton , many have been taken above two pounds weight ) begins about the latter end of August , and continues longer than most Anglers ( of which the Londoners for roach ...
... Roach - fishing in the Thames ( in which , near Shepperton and Hampton , many have been taken above two pounds weight ) begins about the latter end of August , and continues longer than most Anglers ( of which the Londoners for roach ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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