Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 11
... Flies and terrestrial Worms when they come in their way , yet in the immeasurable Waste of Waters surrounding this Globe , the swarms of fishes are so immense , that the subsistence to be derived from the above sources , appears to be ...
... Flies and terrestrial Worms when they come in their way , yet in the immeasurable Waste of Waters surrounding this Globe , the swarms of fishes are so immense , that the subsistence to be derived from the above sources , appears to be ...
Page 35
... fly ; those , so taken , are described as young fish , from sir to eight inches long , that were collected in a deep hole in a rivulet into which the Tide flowed , at the fall of which , he commonly began his fishing . Herrings are in ...
... fly ; those , so taken , are described as young fish , from sir to eight inches long , that were collected in a deep hole in a rivulet into which the Tide flowed , at the fall of which , he commonly began his fishing . Herrings are in ...
Page 140
... Flies . Pastes . Fihand sect N ° N ° N ° N Bream In Rivers in ' soft Streams in the deepest and broadest parts near We eds where the bottom is clay or sand , In Ponds in the quietest and deepest parts . From May 2 . to untill Eight ...
... Flies . Pastes . Fihand sect N ° N ° N ° N Bream In Rivers in ' soft Streams in the deepest and broadest parts near We eds where the bottom is clay or sand , In Ponds in the quietest and deepest parts . From May 2 . to untill Eight ...
Page 140
... Fly , very good for Trout . N ° 5 Ant Fly , in Ant hills from June to September ; a handfull of the Earth , with as much of the grafs that grows on their hillocks put into a glass bottle with the Ant flies will keep them alive . N 6 ...
... Fly , very good for Trout . N ° 5 Ant Fly , in Ant hills from June to September ; a handfull of the Earth , with as much of the grafs that grows on their hillocks put into a glass bottle with the Ant flies will keep them alive . N 6 ...
Page 144
... fly fishing , the least wet being apt to warp , and render it crooked . 1 The Salmon rod is , all but the top , usually made of ash , as being the lightest wood ; the structure of the Trout or Fly - rod , has been variously recommended ...
... fly fishing , the least wet being apt to warp , and render it crooked . 1 The Salmon rod is , all but the top , usually made of ash , as being the lightest wood ; the structure of the Trout or Fly - rod , has been variously recommended ...
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