Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 272
... fly and caterpillar . Flesh flies upon the sur- face with the hook put into the back between the wings , the line from the middle downwards of single hairs , and a trifle longer than the rod , which ought to be eighteen feet at least ...
... fly and caterpillar . Flesh flies upon the sur- face with the hook put into the back between the wings , the line from the middle downwards of single hairs , and a trifle longer than the rod , which ought to be eighteen feet at least ...
Page 272
... fly and caterpillar . Flesh flies upon the sur- face with the hook put into the back between the wings , the line from the middle downwards of single hairs , and a trifle longer than the rod , which ought to be eighteen feet at least ...
... fly and caterpillar . Flesh flies upon the sur- face with the hook put into the back between the wings , the line from the middle downwards of single hairs , and a trifle longer than the rod , which ought to be eighteen feet at least ...
Page 344
... fly will certainly be whipped off . There is great art in making the line fall light on the water and shewing the flies well to the fish : perhaps the best mode is , after contriving to let the flies touch the surface as lightly and ...
... fly will certainly be whipped off . There is great art in making the line fall light on the water and shewing the flies well to the fish : perhaps the best mode is , after contriving to let the flies touch the surface as lightly and ...
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