A Handbook of Angling: Teaching Fly-fishing, Trolling, Bottom-fishing, and Salmon-fishing ...Longmans, Green, 1865 - 312 páginas |
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... world is almost incomprehensible to the active mind . It is a miracle of visible darkness amidst the intelligence that surrounds us . " The dic- tionary - making pensioner , ' as Cobbett used to WHAT FLY - FISHING IS . 5 call Dr. Samuel.
... world is almost incomprehensible to the active mind . It is a miracle of visible darkness amidst the intelligence that surrounds us . " The dic- tionary - making pensioner , ' as Cobbett used to WHAT FLY - FISHING IS . 5 call Dr. Samuel.
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... dark - coloured fly . Wherever fly- fishing is practised - in England , Scotland , Ire- land , Wales , France , Germany , and America , - it has been ascertained , by experience , that the best flies are not those which are dressed ...
... dark - coloured fly . Wherever fly- fishing is practised - in England , Scotland , Ire- land , Wales , France , Germany , and America , - it has been ascertained , by experience , that the best flies are not those which are dressed ...
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... dark - coloured fly , ' to the imitation of the May - fly . That truth , however , does not strengthen the philosophers ' reasoning . Quite the contrary . I have already explained why the artificial green drake is not generally a ...
... dark - coloured fly , ' to the imitation of the May - fly . That truth , however , does not strengthen the philosophers ' reasoning . Quite the contrary . I have already explained why the artificial green drake is not generally a ...
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... dark , approaching a claret colour , which is best imitated by a dark blue , mixed with a reddish brown . These are usually found in the earliest part of the fly - fishing season , and to them usually succeed a mixture of red and ...
... dark , approaching a claret colour , which is best imitated by a dark blue , mixed with a reddish brown . These are usually found in the earliest part of the fly - fishing season , and to them usually succeed a mixture of red and ...
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... dark olive , whose occasional varieties , as the season advances , assume a lighter brown , while others shine in a heavy blue ; until at length yellow , orange , or cinnamon decks the former , and pale blue the latter , inter- mixed ...
... dark olive , whose occasional varieties , as the season advances , assume a lighter brown , while others shine in a heavy blue ; until at length yellow , orange , or cinnamon decks the former , and pale blue the latter , inter- mixed ...
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A Handbook of Angling: Teaching Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom-Fishing, and ... Edward Fitzgibbon Sin vista previa disponible - 2013 |
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