Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 456
... body sparingly , and making one lap below the fea- ther , work it up neatly , leaving it a little thicker at the shoul- ders ; then taking the feather , bring it up ( as a hackle , ) begin- ning to lap it very thin , but gradually ...
... body sparingly , and making one lap below the fea- ther , work it up neatly , leaving it a little thicker at the shoul- ders ; then taking the feather , bring it up ( as a hackle , ) begin- ning to lap it very thin , but gradually ...
Page 478
... Body , black ostrich herl , with red or black cock's hackle over it ; and in hot weather add gold twist . RED HACKLE . Body , red silk and gold - twist , and a red cock's hackle , till June . Afterwards use orange silk for the body . An ...
... Body , black ostrich herl , with red or black cock's hackle over it ; and in hot weather add gold twist . RED HACKLE . Body , red silk and gold - twist , and a red cock's hackle , till June . Afterwards use orange silk for the body . An ...
Page 479
... Body , dark part of a hare's scut , and darkest bloa fur of an old fox ; light part of a squirrel's tail , and a hair or two of the coarse brownish part of it for feet ; warp with ash- coloured silk : wing , of a hen pheasant . SAND FLY ...
... Body , dark part of a hare's scut , and darkest bloa fur of an old fox ; light part of a squirrel's tail , and a hair or two of the coarse brownish part of it for feet ; warp with ash- coloured silk : wing , of a hen pheasant . SAND FLY ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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