Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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... weighed 15lbs , and measured two feet nine inches in length , and seven inches in breadth . The Roe weighed 2lbs . 10oz .: One grain of which contained 820 Seeds , or Eggs ; the whole , therefore , might contain 3,901,440 Seeds . From ...
... weighed 15lbs , and measured two feet nine inches in length , and seven inches in breadth . The Roe weighed 2lbs . 10oz .: One grain of which contained 820 Seeds , or Eggs ; the whole , therefore , might contain 3,901,440 Seeds . From ...
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... weighed thirty - one pounds and a half . In June 1796 a male Pike was caught in Erton Park pond , ( Lord GAINSBOROUGH'S , ) the length 427 from eye to fork , and from nose to tail 49 inches ; the girth 28 inches , and weighed thirty ...
... weighed thirty - one pounds and a half . In June 1796 a male Pike was caught in Erton Park pond , ( Lord GAINSBOROUGH'S , ) the length 427 from eye to fork , and from nose to tail 49 inches ; the girth 28 inches , and weighed thirty ...
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... weighed sixteen pounds . In 1794 , the Compiler caught one near Richmond Bridge , that weighed ten pounds and a half ; and in 1795 , Mr. Jons speared a Trout near Cooke's Ferry , in the river Lea , which weighed fifteen pounds , and was ...
... weighed sixteen pounds . In 1794 , the Compiler caught one near Richmond Bridge , that weighed ten pounds and a half ; and in 1795 , Mr. Jons speared a Trout near Cooke's Ferry , in the river Lea , which weighed fifteen pounds , and was ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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