Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 37
... banks of which , and the other sand banks that lie off the coast of Cape Breton , the Cod makes its great rendezvous . These situations they prefer for the quantity of Worms produced in the sandy bottoms , which is a tempting food ; but ...
... banks of which , and the other sand banks that lie off the coast of Cape Breton , the Cod makes its great rendezvous . These situations they prefer for the quantity of Worms produced in the sandy bottoms , which is a tempting food ; but ...
Page 246
... banks , where the water can hardly be seen ; but they are felt very forcibly when they take . In some counties is ... bank to bank , is stretched from two persons on one side to one on the other ; at the cen- tre of this line ...
... banks , where the water can hardly be seen ; but they are felt very forcibly when they take . In some counties is ... bank to bank , is stretched from two persons on one side to one on the other ; at the cen- tre of this line ...
Page 345
... banks ; keeping out of sight , and with as long a line as can conveniently be managed , with the foot length very ... bank , according to the course of the river , always endeavouring to keep it at his back , and to stand as far ...
... banks ; keeping out of sight , and with as long a line as can conveniently be managed , with the foot length very ... bank , according to the course of the river , always endeavouring to keep it at his back , and to stand as far ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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