The Complete Angler: Or The Contemplative Man's RecreationWiley & Putnam, 1847 - 249 pages |
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... fly ; yet enjoyed what the learned author of " L'Art de la Pêche aux lignes volantes et flottantes , aux filets et ... artificial flies with rare cleverness for a Frenchman ; * and it is worthy of remark , that Masaniello ...
... fly ; yet enjoyed what the learned author of " L'Art de la Pêche aux lignes volantes et flottantes , aux filets et ... artificial flies with rare cleverness for a Frenchman ; * and it is worthy of remark , that Masaniello ...
Page 23
... artificial fly ? a trout ! that is more sharp sighted than any hawk you have named , and more watchful and timorous than your high mettled merlin is bold ? and yet , I doubt not to catch a brace or two to - morrow , for a friend's ...
... artificial fly ? a trout ! that is more sharp sighted than any hawk you have named , and more watchful and timorous than your high mettled merlin is bold ? and yet , I doubt not to catch a brace or two to - morrow , for a friend's ...
Page 77
... fly fishing . Many an " attic minstrel " have I , when a boy , made to seduce the shy , speckled , shining beauties from their haunts ; but no artificial imitation have I ever succeeded with . Though the very counterfeit of life , the ...
... fly fishing . Many an " attic minstrel " have I , when a boy , made to seduce the shy , speckled , shining beauties from their haunts ; but no artificial imitation have I ever succeeded with . Though the very counterfeit of life , the ...
Page 88
... artificial minnow , that will catch a trout as well as an artificial fly , and it was made by a handsome woman that had a fine hand , and a live minnow lying by her : the mould or body of the minnow was cloth , and wrought upon or over ...
... artificial minnow , that will catch a trout as well as an artificial fly , and it was made by a handsome woman that had a fine hand , and a live minnow lying by her : the mould or body of the minnow was cloth , and wrought upon or over ...
Page 89
... fly , the stone - fly , the red - fly , the moor - fly , the tawny - fly , the shell - fly , the cloudy or blackish ... Artificial minnows are ( so far as trout fishing is concerned ) much like Peter Pindar's razors , better for the tackle ' ...
... fly , the stone - fly , the red - fly , the moor - fly , the tawny - fly , the shell - fly , the cloudy or blackish ... Artificial minnows are ( so far as trout fishing is concerned ) much like Peter Pindar's razors , better for the tackle ' ...
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The Complete Angler, Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Vol. 2 (Classic ... Izaak Walton No preview available - 2017 |
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