Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 4
... taken , is prodigious ; the lines of the fishermen who go off to sea , are coarse and clumsy , their baits are seldom more than a piece of a fish , or the flesh of some qua- druped , stuck on the hook in a bungling manner ; on the banks ...
... taken , is prodigious ; the lines of the fishermen who go off to sea , are coarse and clumsy , their baits are seldom more than a piece of a fish , or the flesh of some qua- druped , stuck on the hook in a bungling manner ; on the banks ...
Page 35
... 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 full roe the end ...
... 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 full roe the end ...
Page 37
... taken up by it , the body preserves an equili- brium ; that of the Herring dips at the head . The scales of the Pilchard adhere closely , whereas those of the Herring very easily drop off ; besides , the Pilchard is fatter , or more ...
... taken up by it , the body preserves an equili- brium ; that of the Herring dips at the head . The scales of the Pilchard adhere closely , whereas those of the Herring very easily drop off ; besides , the Pilchard is fatter , or more ...
Page 48
... taken , a mistake probably arising from a species of Trout caught in the Petterel , of the size , colour , and ( when potted ) in taste not easily distinguishable from the Charr ; but the Charr is found in Great Britain only in Winander ...
... taken , a mistake probably arising from a species of Trout caught in the Petterel , of the size , colour , and ( when potted ) in taste not easily distinguishable from the Charr ; but the Charr is found in Great Britain only in Winander ...
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... taken there which weighed five pounds . Ruff , Gudgeon , Flounder , Eels , Salmon - fry , and Gravlings , or Gravel - last - springs ( called in this county Sampsons , ) are also in plenty , and afford fine diversion to the Angler . The ...
... taken there which weighed five pounds . Ruff , Gudgeon , Flounder , Eels , Salmon - fry , and Gravlings , or Gravel - last - springs ( called in this county Sampsons , ) are also in plenty , and afford fine diversion to the Angler . The ...
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