Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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... five hundred pounds ; the Body is pentagonal , being armed from head to tail with five rows of large bony tubercles , each of which terminates in a strong recurved tip : one row is on the back , one on each side , and two on the margin ...
... five hundred pounds ; the Body is pentagonal , being armed from head to tail with five rows of large bony tubercles , each of which terminates in a strong recurved tip : one row is on the back , one on each side , and two on the margin ...
Page 217
... five miles broad , and has near fifty small Islands . It abounds with excellent fish , par- ticularly with Smelts . INCHIQUIN Lough is very famous for its delicious fish , as well as for the de- lightful prospect near it . At Cong ...
... five miles broad , and has near fifty small Islands . It abounds with excellent fish , par- ticularly with Smelts . INCHIQUIN Lough is very famous for its delicious fish , as well as for the de- lightful prospect near it . At Cong ...
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... five weeks : about the middle of May they take wing , and for a fortnight or three weeks , while their wings are grow- ing , they may be taken , and by nipping off their long wings may be fished with as the creeper . It is best to get ...
... five weeks : about the middle of May they take wing , and for a fortnight or three weeks , while their wings are grow- ing , they may be taken , and by nipping off their long wings may be fished with as the creeper . It is best to get ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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