Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 543
... Eels , for warmth , betake themselves to a Hay - rick ; yet even there the excess of Cold has destroyed them . The following curious fact is recorded by Mr. SWALLOWE , Some years since the British Consul General in Russia : - " Having ...
... Eels , for warmth , betake themselves to a Hay - rick ; yet even there the excess of Cold has destroyed them . The following curious fact is recorded by Mr. SWALLOWE , Some years since the British Consul General in Russia : - " Having ...
Page 547
... Eels , moving forward with great celerity . These Eels did not exceed half an inch in length , but were in all respects perfectly formed like the common Eel . The line might , perhaps , on an average , consist of from twenty to thirty ...
... Eels , moving forward with great celerity . These Eels did not exceed half an inch in length , but were in all respects perfectly formed like the common Eel . The line might , perhaps , on an average , consist of from twenty to thirty ...
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... Eels rove in search of prey ) as well as in the still , deep holes of Rivers ; and they will take frogs , black ... Eels will run a little before they gorge :) the lines should be taken up early in the morning ; such of the lines as have ...
... Eels rove in search of prey ) as well as in the still , deep holes of Rivers ; and they will take frogs , black ... Eels will run a little before they gorge :) the lines should be taken up early in the morning ; such of the lines as have ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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