Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 161
... latter has so much the ad- vantage , as to occasion the following rhyme : " A foot of Don's worth two of Dee , Except it be for Fish and Tree . " The YETHAN and the UGIE are the two northern rivers of this county , both flowing through ...
... latter has so much the ad- vantage , as to occasion the following rhyme : " A foot of Don's worth two of Dee , Except it be for Fish and Tree . " The YETHAN and the UGIE are the two northern rivers of this county , both flowing through ...
Page 209
... latter in that of Mayo ; in both are found the Gillaroo Trout , which is gene- rally from twelve to eighteen , but increases so high as thirty pounds weight ; these fish are esteemed for their fine flavour , which is supposed to exceed ...
... latter in that of Mayo ; in both are found the Gillaroo Trout , which is gene- rally from twelve to eighteen , but increases so high as thirty pounds weight ; these fish are esteemed for their fine flavour , which is supposed to exceed ...
Page 374
... latter some have been taken of nearly two pounds weight . They are not , says Mr. PenNANT , peculiar to this water , for LINNÆUS notices a similar Variety found in small lakes near Fahlun , in his own Country ; and Mr. P. also heard it ...
... latter some have been taken of nearly two pounds weight . They are not , says Mr. PenNANT , peculiar to this water , for LINNÆUS notices a similar Variety found in small lakes near Fahlun , in his own Country ; and Mr. P. also heard it ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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