Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 58
... night not be very dark , they fix a large buoy to the leeward end of the Train , and go with their boat to some distance from their Nets , trying as they go along if there be any Herrings in those of their neighbours . Whenever they ...
... night not be very dark , they fix a large buoy to the leeward end of the Train , and go with their boat to some distance from their Nets , trying as they go along if there be any Herrings in those of their neighbours . Whenever they ...
Page 487
... night was not very dark he had a link with a fly of the same size as the former , but a little darker , and when so clear that he could discern his line he used one half the bigness , having a mottled wing , brown body , and a black ...
... night was not very dark he had a link with a fly of the same size as the former , but a little darker , and when so clear that he could discern his line he used one half the bigness , having a mottled wing , brown body , and a black ...
Page 488
... Night to hunt for their prey ) . All Fords in floods are very good . To draw out the Lines , a very small grapling will be neces- šary ; after the fish and the baits are taken off the hooks , the lines should be well washed and dried ...
... Night to hunt for their prey ) . All Fords in floods are very good . To draw out the Lines , a very small grapling will be neces- šary ; after the fish and the baits are taken off the hooks , the lines should be well washed and dried ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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