Alphabet of Scientific Angling: For the Use of BeginnersWilliam Orr, 1833 - Всего страниц: 138 |
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Стр. 33 - Lord Gower's canal at Trentham, a Pike seized the head of a swan as she was feeding under water, and gorged so much of it as killed them both : the servants perceiving the swan with its head under water for a longer time than usual, took the boat, and found both swan and Pike dead.
Стр. 58 - Let me tell you, my friend, you should never allow a fish to run to the weeds, or to strike across the stream; you should carry him always down the stream, keeping his head high, and in the current. If in a weedy river you allow a large fish to run up stream, you are almost sure to lose him.
Стр. 50 - However fanciful or varied in shade or materials, it will frequently raise fish when all the imitations of nature have proved unsuccessful : indeed, so fastidious and whimsical are the salmon at times, that the more brilliant and extravagant the fly the more certain is the angler of diversion.
Стр. 20 - Street from one of the club houses with an illustrious personage, laid him a wager that he would see more cats than the Prince in his walk, and that he might take which side of the street he liked. When they got to the top, it was found that Mr. Fox had seen thirteen cats, and the Prince not one. The royal personage asked for an explanation of this apparent miracle ; Mr.
Стр. xvii - ... the Discourse of that pleasure which is most comely, most honest, and giveth the most liberty to Divine Meditation ? And that without all question is the Art of Angling, which having ever...
Стр. 62 - In some rivers, Trouts begin to spawn in October; but November is the chief month of spawning. About the end of September they quit the deep water, to which they had retired during the hot weather, and make great efforts to gain the course of the currents, and seek out a proper place for depositing their ova.
Стр. 17 - First, it is the best bait that I have seen in all my time ; and will take great store, and not fail, if they be there. Secondly, it is a special bait for dace, or dare, good for chub, or bottlin, or grayling. The bait is the roe of a salmon or trout ;* if it be a large trout, that the spawns be...
Стр. 15 - ... them continue half an hour or more, before he would bait his hook with them. I have asked him his reason, and he has replied, " He did but pick the best out to be in readiness against he baited his hook the next time...
Стр. 119 - ... part of a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed upon his voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy...
Стр. 118 - ... by the ridge of the fresshe Heeryng ; and thenne put the lyne of your hoke in after, and drawe the hoke into the cheke of the fresshe Heeryng...