Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 16
... killed , if it be fat and in good health , nothing is ever found in its stomach , that gives the smallest token that it was either of vegetable or animal origin . The only contents of the stomach is a very small quantity of a mucous ...
... killed , if it be fat and in good health , nothing is ever found in its stomach , that gives the smallest token that it was either of vegetable or animal origin . The only contents of the stomach is a very small quantity of a mucous ...
Page 117
... be two hundred and fifty feet high , and where many of the fish are killed by the fall of the water . Salmon and Trout in plenty are found in all these waters . Perthshire . The TAY is one of the most beautiful VOL . II . H 117.
... be two hundred and fifty feet high , and where many of the fish are killed by the fall of the water . Salmon and Trout in plenty are found in all these waters . Perthshire . The TAY is one of the most beautiful VOL . II . H 117.
Page 183
... kill the worms , ) and wring it nearly dry ; put the worms in this cloth , and lay them in an earthen pot from morning until night , then take them from the cloth , wash it from the dirt they have left , and again wet it in some of the ...
... kill the worms , ) and wring it nearly dry ; put the worms in this cloth , and lay them in an earthen pot from morning until night , then take them from the cloth , wash it from the dirt they have left , and again wet it in some of the ...
Page 193
... kill fish , either at the top or bottom . The Cadis may be at times , with very good effect , joined to a worm , and sometimes to an artificial fly , to cover the point of the hook , and also two or three together may be put upon the ...
... kill fish , either at the top or bottom . The Cadis may be at times , with very good effect , joined to a worm , and sometimes to an artificial fly , to cover the point of the hook , and also two or three together may be put upon the ...
Page 195
... of the water where the Trouts were taken , he has , by turning up the stones , procured , and found them the most killing bait he had ever tried ; he also observes , that under the stones where the Creepers were found , 195.
... of the water where the Trouts were taken , he has , by turning up the stones , procured , and found them the most killing bait he had ever tried ; he also observes , that under the stones where the Creepers were found , 195.
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