Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 62
... young ; and Mr. Low , a gentleman in the Orknies , is said to have caught many thousands with a common Trout fly ; those so taken are described as young fish , from sir to eight inches long , that were collected in a deep hole in a ...
... young ; and Mr. Low , a gentleman in the Orknies , is said to have caught many thousands with a common Trout fly ; those so taken are described as young fish , from sir to eight inches long , that were collected in a deep hole in a ...
Page 545
... young in the same way . Natural Historians maintain that all fishes having no Scales bring forth their young alive ; but this seems a mistake , the Minnow and Loach are mentioned as instances that spawn ; but they are erroneously said ...
... young in the same way . Natural Historians maintain that all fishes having no Scales bring forth their young alive ; but this seems a mistake , the Minnow and Loach are mentioned as instances that spawn ; but they are erroneously said ...
Page 580
... young Salmon with engines at Mill - pools , between the middle of April and 24th of June ; nor with nets or engines destroy the fry of fish , on pain of having the Nets burned for the first offence , of imprisonment for a quarter of a ...
... young Salmon with engines at Mill - pools , between the middle of April and 24th of June ; nor with nets or engines destroy the fry of fish , on pain of having the Nets burned for the first offence , of imprisonment for a quarter of a ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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