Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 32
... beginning of March . Upon their arrival on that coast , this Phalanx , notwithstanding its diminutions , is still of amazing extent , depth , and closeness , covering an extent of shore as large as the Island itself ; the whole water ...
... beginning of March . Upon their arrival on that coast , this Phalanx , notwithstanding its diminutions , is still of amazing extent , depth , and closeness , covering an extent of shore as large as the Island itself ; the whole water ...
Page 35
... beginning of Winter , when they drop their spawn . The young Herrings approach the shores the July and August following , and are then from half an inch to two inches long , and are called in Yorkshire Herring Sile . As very few young ...
... beginning of Winter , when they drop their spawn . The young Herrings approach the shores the July and August following , and are then from half an inch to two inches long , and are called in Yorkshire Herring Sile . As very few young ...
Page 37
... beginning of winter they disappear , a few returning again after Christmas . Their winter retreat , and their motives for migrating , are the same with the Herring . During Summer they affect a warmer latitude , no quantities being ...
... beginning of winter they disappear , a few returning again after Christmas . Their winter retreat , and their motives for migrating , are the same with the Herring . During Summer they affect a warmer latitude , no quantities being ...
Page 108
... beginning of winter , woodcocks abound in the covers near the lake ; the fish of almost every sort in the Loch hold out to the Angler variety of amusement . It abounds particularly with a kind of Eel called Poans , or Pollac , of very ...
... beginning of winter , woodcocks abound in the covers near the lake ; the fish of almost every sort in the Loch hold out to the Angler variety of amusement . It abounds particularly with a kind of Eel called Poans , or Pollac , of very ...
Page 130
... beginning of August , when they retire to the sea , and begin to return to the fresh water in January , continuing to do so until August . The nets are set the middle of January , but by Act of Parliament , no Nets or Weirs can be kept ...
... beginning of August , when they retire to the sea , and begin to return to the fresh water in January , continuing to do so until August . The nets are set the middle of January , but by Act of Parliament , no Nets or Weirs can be kept ...
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