Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 11
... Worms , or the Spawn of other tenants of the Waters , sustain the smaller tribes , which in their turn , are pursued by Millions larger and more rapacious . A few feed upon Mud , aquatic Plants , or grains of Corn , but the far greater ...
... Worms , or the Spawn of other tenants of the Waters , sustain the smaller tribes , which in their turn , are pursued by Millions larger and more rapacious . A few feed upon Mud , aquatic Plants , or grains of Corn , but the far greater ...
Page 28
... Worms produced in the sandy bottoms , which is a tempting food ; but another cause of their attachment to these spots , is , their vicinity to the Polar seas , where they return to spawn ; there they deposit their Roes in full security ...
... Worms produced in the sandy bottoms , which is a tempting food ; but another cause of their attachment to these spots , is , their vicinity to the Polar seas , where they return to spawn ; there they deposit their Roes in full security ...
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... Worms in the body . It has been said that they feed on the Oniscus Marinus , a crustaceous insect , and on their own young ; and Mr. Low , a Gentleman in the Orknies , is said to . have caught many thousands with a common Trout fly ...
... Worms in the body . It has been said that they feed on the Oniscus Marinus , a crustaceous insect , and on their own young ; and Mr. Low , a Gentleman in the Orknies , is said to . have caught many thousands with a common Trout fly ...
Page 140
... Worms . Baits . 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 ...
... Worms . Baits . 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 ...
Page 140
... Worm , found in marshy ground are of a blueish colour and require more scouring in Mots than most other worms are a good bait from March to Michaelmas . No9 . Brandling Red or Blood Worm found in retten Du nghills and Tanners Bark that ...
... Worm , found in marshy ground are of a blueish colour and require more scouring in Mots than most other worms are a good bait from March to Michaelmas . No9 . Brandling Red or Blood Worm found in retten Du nghills and Tanners Bark that ...
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