Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 269
... gentle or cadis upon the hook are then best , sunk about two foot under water . Another way of taking Bleak is by whipping from a boat , or the Bank side in fresh streams , with a rod six feet , and a line twice as long , using an ...
... gentle or cadis upon the hook are then best , sunk about two foot under water . Another way of taking Bleak is by whipping from a boat , or the Bank side in fresh streams , with a rod six feet , and a line twice as long , using an ...
Page 317
... gentle ( the yellower the better ) , run the hook through its skin , and draw it up to the tail of the fly ; then whip on the surface , the Dace will rise freely . Another way to take this fish , from the middle of April until the ...
... gentle ( the yellower the better ) , run the hook through its skin , and draw it up to the tail of the fly ; then whip on the surface , the Dace will rise freely . Another way to take this fish , from the middle of April until the ...
Page 317
... gentle slipped into the bend of the hooks , and a grain of the roe or paste upon the point . Roach are also to be caught in warm weather with Cadis and natural flies under water ; and will some- times in warm , close evenings , a little ...
... gentle slipped into the bend of the hooks , and a grain of the roe or paste upon the point . Roach are also to be caught in warm weather with Cadis and natural flies under water ; and will some- times in warm , close evenings , a little ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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