Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 396
... directed to be cleared out . Persons were ac- cordingly employed , and almost choaked up by weeds and mud , so little water remained , that no person expected to see any fish , except a few Eels ; yet nearly two hundred brace of Tench ...
... directed to be cleared out . Persons were ac- cordingly employed , and almost choaked up by weeds and mud , so little water remained , that no person expected to see any fish , except a few Eels ; yet nearly two hundred brace of Tench ...
Page 451
... directed , which will bring both ends of the silk into the bend . After waxing the silk again , take three or four strands of an Ostrich feather , and holding them and the bend of the hook as at first directed , the feathers to the left ...
... directed , which will bring both ends of the silk into the bend . After waxing the silk again , take three or four strands of an Ostrich feather , and holding them and the bend of the hook as at first directed , the feathers to the left ...
Page 490
... directed , with either one or two of these flies ; which are to be found in woods , parks , groves , narrow lanes , & c . and are to be procured by carrying out a piece of fresh lights or liver , and laying it down in any little open ...
... directed , with either one or two of these flies ; which are to be found in woods , parks , groves , narrow lanes , & c . and are to be procured by carrying out a piece of fresh lights or liver , and laying it down in any little open ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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