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Page vii
... perhaps be fairly open to ex- ception , as a union of two subjects not of themselves sufficiently connected . But Fishing , to my mind , occupies in that respect an entirely different position from the other two , the affinity between ...
... perhaps be fairly open to ex- ception , as a union of two subjects not of themselves sufficiently connected . But Fishing , to my mind , occupies in that respect an entirely different position from the other two , the affinity between ...
Page xii
... perhaps not unfairly , tested by comparing the standard works on each , and thus forming an estimate of the regard in which Nature and the study of Natural History are held by their respective votaries . To go through the whole list ...
... perhaps not unfairly , tested by comparing the standard works on each , and thus forming an estimate of the regard in which Nature and the study of Natural History are held by their respective votaries . To go through the whole list ...
Page 6
... perhaps better , thin India- rubber — which will be found of great service and comfort in preventing the rod from slipping , as it is otherwise sometimes inclined to do , when you are throwing under difficulties . By all means have your ...
... perhaps better , thin India- rubber — which will be found of great service and comfort in preventing the rod from slipping , as it is otherwise sometimes inclined to do , when you are throwing under difficulties . By all means have your ...
Page 13
... perhaps as much as any connected with the gentle art , requires nicety and judgment in its execution . When fishing water which contains Jack as well as Trout , you should always have by you a few flights of somewhat larger hooks tied ...
... perhaps as much as any connected with the gentle art , requires nicety and judgment in its execution . When fishing water which contains Jack as well as Trout , you should always have by you a few flights of somewhat larger hooks tied ...
Page 14
... perhaps in no other is it so essential to have the two qualities combined . There are few tackle - makers in London who know much about this branch of their art . Gould , of 268 , Oxford - street , ( whom I have also pleasure in ...
... perhaps in no other is it so essential to have the two qualities combined . There are few tackle - makers in London who know much about this branch of their art . Gould , of 268 , Oxford - street , ( whom I have also pleasure in ...
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appear bait believe birds boat bob-fly Boilsfut breed BROOKE FOSS WESTCOTT Brown Trout Carp casting-line catch caterpillar caught cloth coast colour Common Pheasant Crown 8vo doubt eggs fancy fastened Fcap feed fisherman Flat-fish flies flight foxes gaff gimp Gulls hand head hooks inches induced insects instance Isle of Wight Jack keeper kill-devil killed knot La Hulpe larvæ leave length Loch Creran Loch Garry loop Maltby mentioned mouth Natural History nest never occasionally Partridges perfectly perhaps Pheasant piece of water pond pounds pounds weight probably pull quarters river Roach round Salmo ferox Salmon scarcely Scotch Sea Trout sea-fishing sea-loch season seen shew Shooting shore shot side spawning species spinning sport spring stream sufficiently tackle tail taken throw tion told trailing unfrequently Versoix weather weight whilst fishing young
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