The Brook Trout and the Determined Angler: A Little Pocket Volume Containing Several Descriptions of a Fly Fisher's Paradise, and a Few Practical Suggestions for the Young AnglerE. P. Grow, 1900 - 71 pages |
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Page 27 - I live not in myself, but I become Portion of that around me : and to me, High mountains are a feeling...
Page 50 - Twas an employment for his idle time, which was then not idly spent : ' for Angling was, after tedious study, ' a rest to his mind, a cheerer of Ms spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator of passions, a procurer of contentedness ; and that it begat habits of peace and patience in those that professed and practised it.
Page 5 - ... daisy ; to wander upon the fresh turf below the shade of trees, whose bright blossoms are filled with the music of the bee ; and on the surface of the waters to view the gaudy flies sparkling like animated gems in the sunbeams, whilst the bright and beautiful trout is watching them from below ; to hear the twittering of the water-birds, who, alarmed at your approach, rapidly hide themselves beneath the flowers and leaves of the water-lily ; and as the season advances, to find...
Page 5 - ... strata. How delightful in the early spring, after the dull and tedious time of winter, when the frosts disappear, and the sunshine warms the earth and waters, to wander forth by some clear stream, to see the leaf bursting from the purple bud, to scent the odours of the bank perfumed by the violet, and enamelled, as it were, with the primrose and the daisy ; to wander upon the fresh turf below the shade of trees, whose bright blossoms are filled with the music of the bee...
Page 5 - ... and on the surface of the waters to view the gaudy flies sparkling like animated gems in the sunbeams, whilst the bright and beautiful trout is watching them from below ; to hear the twittering of the water-birds, who, alarmed at your approach, rapidly hide themselves beneath the flowers and leaves of the water-lily ; — and as the season advances, to find all these objects changed for others of the same kind, but better and brighter, till the swallow and the trout contend as it were for the...
Page 5 - ... acquaintance with the signs and tokens of the weather and its changes, the nature of waters, and of the atmosphere. As to its poetical relations, it carries us into the most wild and beautiful scenery of nature ; amongst the mountain lakes, and the clear and lovely streams that gush from the higher ranges of elevated hills, or that make their way through the cavities of calcareous strata.
Page 71 - Have you watched him as he bent your slender rod "like a reed shaken by the wind," in his efforts to free himself, and then have you reeled him to your hand and deposited him in your basket as the spoil of your right arm ? If you have not, leave the dull, monotonous, everyday things around you and try it.— SS HAMMOND. There is much diversity of opinion about the manner of fishing, whether up or down the stream. The great majority of anglers, both in Europe and this country, favor the latter method,...
Page 3 - The volume is dedicated to Dr. Babington, " in remembrance of some delightful days passed in his society, and in gratitude for an uninterrupted friendship of a quarter of a century...
Page 30 - A day with not too bright a beam, A warm, but not a scorching sun, A southern gale to curl the stream, And (Master) half our work is done.
Page 71 - Have you watched him, as he bent your slender rod "like a reed shaken by the wind," in his efforts to free himself, and then have you reeled him to your hand, and deposited him in your basket, as the spoil of your good right arm ? If you have not, leave the dull, monotonous, every-day things around you, and flee to the Chazy Lake.