The Art of AnglingT. Lowndes, 1781 - 303 pages |
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... beft . N. B. After Floods or Rains , angle at Ground . When the Streams are beginning to clear , or after a Shower that has not mudded them , but only beaten down the Flies and Gnats , or in the Shower , if you are inclined to stand it ...
... beft . N. B. After Floods or Rains , angle at Ground . When the Streams are beginning to clear , or after a Shower that has not mudded them , but only beaten down the Flies and Gnats , or in the Shower , if you are inclined to stand it ...
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... beft to guide it over him , and if you can keep out of Sight by kneeling , or otherwise , you may be almost fure to take him . Sometimes the Bait is fuffered to fink two or three Inches into the Water , but this is but feldom . You must ...
... beft to guide it over him , and if you can keep out of Sight by kneeling , or otherwise , you may be almost fure to take him . Sometimes the Bait is fuffered to fink two or three Inches into the Water , but this is but feldom . You must ...
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... beft Baits are Roach , Dace , or Bleak , newly taken , if the Water is any thing thick , or Day cloudy ; and nothing is comparable to a large Gudgeon , in a clear Day and Stream : Great Baits invite him moft , but little ones are most ...
... beft Baits are Roach , Dace , or Bleak , newly taken , if the Water is any thing thick , or Day cloudy ; and nothing is comparable to a large Gudgeon , in a clear Day and Stream : Great Baits invite him moft , but little ones are most ...
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... beft , and next to them are those that are taken in the Mouths of large Rivers . The Way of catching them is with Nets . Some- times they are caught with an Angle in fishing for Mullet . BAWK . A Knot in a Hair or Link of a Line ...
... beft , and next to them are those that are taken in the Mouths of large Rivers . The Way of catching them is with Nets . Some- times they are caught with an Angle in fishing for Mullet . BAWK . A Knot in a Hair or Link of a Line ...
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... beft ftocked with this Fifh of any River in Eng- land , but in the Thames there are very few . They fwim in a Herd as tho ' they loved Society , and at leaft fifty Brace together have been seen at Efber Bridge . Gefner tells us he faw ...
... beft ftocked with this Fifh of any River in Eng- land , but in the Thames there are very few . They fwim in a Herd as tho ' they loved Society , and at leaft fifty Brace together have been seen at Efber Bridge . Gefner tells us he faw ...
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alfo almoſt angle Angler Back Bait Barbel becauſe beft Belly beſt bite Body Bottom Bream brown caft Carp caught Chub Coaft Colour Dace Drachm Dubbing Eels efpecially Efteem faften faid fame Feather feems feen feldom ferve feven fhall fhort fhould Fifh fink Fins firft Fiſh flender Flesh Flies fmail fmall foft fome fometimes foon freſh ftand ftrike ftrong fuch fwim Gills Grayling grey Gudgeon Hackle Hair Head Herl Hole Hook Inches long leaft lefs likewife Line Mallard Merfey moft moſt Mouth muddy Water muft muſt Number obferve Pafte Pearch Perfon Pike Place Pond Pounds Pounds Weight Purpoſe rife Rivers Roach round Salmon Seafon Shank Silk ſmall Snout Sort Spawn Sport Stream Tafte Tail taken Tench thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe Trout Twift ufually uſe Veffel warp Water weigh Wings Worms Yards yellow
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Page 146 - I say, put your hook, I mean the arming- wire, through his mouth and out at his gills; and then with a fine needle and silk sew the upper part of his leg, with only one stitch, to the arming- wire of your hook; or tie the frog's leg, above the upper joint, to the arming-wire ; and, in so doing, use him as though you loved him, * that is, harm him, as little as you may possibly, that he may live the longer.
Page 142 - Pike had devoured all the fish, except one large Carp, that weighed between nine and ten pounds, and that was bitten in several places. The Pike was then put into the canal again, together with abundance of...
Page 33 - Claret well with salt, cloves, and mace, and the rinds of oranges and lemons : that done, cover your pot and set it on a quick fire, till it be sufficiently boiled; then take out the Carp, and lay it with the broth into the dish, and pour upon it a quarter of a pound of the best fresh butter, melted and beaten with half a dozen spoonfuls of the broth, the yolks of two or three eggs, and some of the herbs shred ; garnish your dish with lemons, and so serve it up, and much good do you.
Page 64 - ... directed, the feathers to your left hand and the roots in the bent of your hook, with that end of the silk which you...
Page 65 - ... fibres which you may have taken in, and make another turn ; then lay hold of the hackle with the third and fourth fingers of your left hand, with which you may extend it while you disengage the loose fibres as before.
Page 114 - That in case any person or persons shall take, kill or destroy, or attempt to take, kill or destroy, any fish in any river or stream, pond, pool, or other water (not being in any park or paddock, or in any garden, orchard or yard adjoining or belonging to any dwelling-house, but shall be in any other inclosed ground which shall be private property...
Page 115 - ... by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his Majefty's courts of record at Weftminfter...
Page 61 - ... be fine ones got from near his tail; be careful that they are not too rank, which they are when the fibres are more than half an inch long, and for some purposes these are much too big : be provided with these of the following colours, viz.
Page 65 - In this manner proceed till you come within an eighth of an inch of the end of the shank, where you will find an end of silk hanging, and by which time you will find the fibres at the great end of the hackle something discomposed ; clip these oft...
Page 61 - Feathers are absolutely necessary for the wings and other parts of flies : get therefore feathers from the back and other parts of the wild mallard, or drake ; the feathers of a partridge, especially those red ones that are in the tail ; feathers from a cock -pheasant's breast...