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Page 54
... sea trout are to be met with in extraordinary abundance , and that they rise freely at any of the usual salmon flies , provided they are made of a small size , but that the most attractive I know of is a small - sized fly , with a ...
... sea trout are to be met with in extraordinary abundance , and that they rise freely at any of the usual salmon flies , provided they are made of a small size , but that the most attractive I know of is a small - sized fly , with a ...
Page 55
... , however , they take with much avidity , and afford most excellent sport if they are fished for with light tackle . They are frequently accompanied in their ascent E 4 of the rivers by the more weighty and more cautious SEA TROUT . 55.
... , however , they take with much avidity , and afford most excellent sport if they are fished for with light tackle . They are frequently accompanied in their ascent E 4 of the rivers by the more weighty and more cautious SEA TROUT . 55.
Page 56
... sea and of the mountains , it is only prudent to be silent . Frank Forester , in his elaborate work on the fish and ... trout , from one to seven pounds in weight . They proceed up the rivers as far as the head of " the tide in each ...
... sea and of the mountains , it is only prudent to be silent . Frank Forester , in his elaborate work on the fish and ... trout , from one to seven pounds in weight . They proceed up the rivers as far as the head of " the tide in each ...
Page 57
... trout are quite different ; they are much longer , very brilliantly coloured , with tricoloured fins of black , white , and scarlet , with numerous bright spots over the body . When the fish are in good condition ... SEA - TROUT FISHING . 57.
... trout are quite different ; they are much longer , very brilliantly coloured , with tricoloured fins of black , white , and scarlet , with numerous bright spots over the body . When the fish are in good condition ... SEA - TROUT FISHING . 57.
Page 84
... sea trout were in myriads . We killed both , and ate both , till our piscatory and epicurean propensities were satisfied ; during which process we became acquainted with the only man who resided within thirty miles of the place , a half ...
... sea trout were in myriads . We killed both , and ate both , till our piscatory and epicurean propensities were satisfied ; during which process we became acquainted with the only man who resided within thirty miles of the place , a half ...
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