Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 175
... bite freely ; when there is a gentle rise of a river , and the water begins to be discoloured , Chub , Perch , and Eels , bite well ; Pike in summer , when the river is clearing after a flood , do the same . At the opening of Sluices or ...
... bite freely ; when there is a gentle rise of a river , and the water begins to be discoloured , Chub , Perch , and Eels , bite well ; Pike in summer , when the river is clearing after a flood , do the same . At the opening of Sluices or ...
Page 289
... bite at it . Other baits for the Perch are Loaches , Sticklebacks , with the spines cut off , Miller's Thumbs , Horse beans boiled ( after the place has been well baited with them , put one at a time on the hook ) , Cad - bait , Bobs ...
... bite at it . Other baits for the Perch are Loaches , Sticklebacks , with the spines cut off , Miller's Thumbs , Horse beans boiled ( after the place has been well baited with them , put one at a time on the hook ) , Cad - bait , Bobs ...
Page 42
... bite readily , which the common Eels in that neighbourhood will not ; they have a bigger head , a blunter nose , thicker skin , and are less fat than the common sort ; are in less estimation , and seldom exceed three or four pounds ...
... bite readily , which the common Eels in that neighbourhood will not ; they have a bigger head , a blunter nose , thicker skin , and are less fat than the common sort ; are in less estimation , and seldom exceed three or four pounds ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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