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... trout And here and there a grayling . TENNYSON , The Brook . M. J. LINTON . SC . Cambridge : London . 1860 . [ The right of Translation is reserved . ] F719.2 HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY GIF OF DANIEL B. FEARING 80. MACMILLAN AND CO . AND 23 ...
... trout And here and there a grayling . TENNYSON , The Brook . M. J. LINTON . SC . Cambridge : London . 1860 . [ The right of Translation is reserved . ] F719.2 HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY GIF OF DANIEL B. FEARING 80. MACMILLAN AND CO . AND 23 ...
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... Trout - for Jack- Covering for Button - Rings - Line - Trace - Shot- Flights of Hooks - Baiting - Gimp - Treble Gut- Single ditto Care as to Tackle - " Hand - coiling " Line - A couple of hints - Colour of Landing - handle - CHAPTER II ...
... Trout - for Jack- Covering for Button - Rings - Line - Trace - Shot- Flights of Hooks - Baiting - Gimp - Treble Gut- Single ditto Care as to Tackle - " Hand - coiling " Line - A couple of hints - Colour of Landing - handle - CHAPTER II ...
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... Trout CHAPTER IX . • Ember - cooking Fish - Fishing in Glen Garry - Big Salmo ferox - A Fisher - dog CHAPTER X. Eels held in abhorrence by Scotch - Scruples overcome -Fox - hunter- " Snakes and Puddock - stools " -De- formed Trout - Brown ...
... Trout CHAPTER IX . • Ember - cooking Fish - Fishing in Glen Garry - Big Salmo ferox - A Fisher - dog CHAPTER X. Eels held in abhorrence by Scotch - Scruples overcome -Fox - hunter- " Snakes and Puddock - stools " -De- formed Trout - Brown ...
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... Trout of same size - Starlings - breeding of in the Isle of Wight - large flock of Visitation of Buntings— Increase of Wood Pigeons - Their numbers fluctuate -Stock Dove • • 192 XX CONTENTS . CHAPTER V. PAGE Rarer Birds visitors to.
... Trout of same size - Starlings - breeding of in the Isle of Wight - large flock of Visitation of Buntings— Increase of Wood Pigeons - Their numbers fluctuate -Stock Dove • • 192 XX CONTENTS . CHAPTER V. PAGE Rarer Birds visitors to.
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Cornwall Simeon. FISHING . CHAPTER I. Directions for Spinning - Rod - for Trout - for Jack - Co- vering for Button - Rings - Line - Trace - Shot - Flights of Hooks - Baiting - Gimp - Treble Gut - Single ditto- Care as to Tackle— “ Hand ...
Cornwall Simeon. FISHING . CHAPTER I. Directions for Spinning - Rod - for Trout - for Jack - Co- vering for Button - Rings - Line - Trace - Shot - Flights of Hooks - Baiting - Gimp - Treble Gut - Single ditto- Care as to Tackle— “ Hand ...
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