Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 450
... hook , on the inside of it ; then whip the silk twice or thrice about both hook and line , as hard as the strength of the silk will permit : this being done , strip the feather for the wings proportionable to the bigness of the fly ...
... hook , on the inside of it ; then whip the silk twice or thrice about both hook and line , as hard as the strength of the silk will permit : this being done , strip the feather for the wings proportionable to the bigness of the fly ...
Page 451
... hook in a horizontal position , with the shank down- wards , and the bent of it between the fore - finger and thumb of the left hand , and having a fine bristle and other materials , lying ready , take half a yard of fine red marking ...
... hook in a horizontal position , with the shank down- wards , and the bent of it between the fore - finger and thumb of the left hand , and having a fine bristle and other materials , lying ready , take half a yard of fine red marking ...
Page 510
... hook should be No. 1 .; the feather for the wings , the darkish brown speckled part of a Bittern's wing , stripped ... hook from galling it ; then take the hook , and put the end of the shank nearly to the top of the silk so whipt ...
... hook should be No. 1 .; the feather for the wings , the darkish brown speckled part of a Bittern's wing , stripped ... hook from galling it ; then take the hook , and put the end of the shank nearly to the top of the silk so whipt ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 155 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 527 |
Angling | 539 |
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