The Book of the Salmon: In Two Parts... Usefully Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings of Salmon-flies, and Salmon-fry |
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Page 42
... matter how rapid the upward and downward motion of the fly may be , its fibres must open as they descend against the water ; but their colours are displayed for so brief a period , that the fish has not had sufficient time to ...
... matter how rapid the upward and downward motion of the fly may be , its fibres must open as they descend against the water ; but their colours are displayed for so brief a period , that the fish has not had sufficient time to ...
Page 46
... matter of wonderment that the perception of fish should be led into fatal error by the imposture . I have noticed , amongst salmon - fishers , a pretty general fault they see a fish rise at a good dis- tance ; they throw over him , and ...
... matter of wonderment that the perception of fish should be led into fatal error by the imposture . I have noticed , amongst salmon - fishers , a pretty general fault they see a fish rise at a good dis- tance ; they throw over him , and ...
Page 55
... matter ; the rays of their fins assume the colour and con- sistency of whalebone ; in fine , they become a thin , black , ugly , but strong , active , and enduring , fish . They have left the rich pasture for the strengthening , but not ...
... matter ; the rays of their fins assume the colour and con- sistency of whalebone ; in fine , they become a thin , black , ugly , but strong , active , and enduring , fish . They have left the rich pasture for the strengthening , but not ...
Page 59
... matter with you , for a moment or two , beneath the water's surface , there is every probability of the hook getting more firmly fixed , and then you will have nearly the usual chance of success . I have some- times hooked a salmon ...
... matter with you , for a moment or two , beneath the water's surface , there is every probability of the hook getting more firmly fixed , and then you will have nearly the usual chance of success . I have some- times hooked a salmon ...
Page 61
... matter . Always fish first the river - side next to you , then the middle of it , and afterwards the opposite side , if you can reach it . There are many pools and places which ought to be fished from their heads . This may sometimes be ...
... matter . Always fish first the river - side next to you , then the middle of it , and afterwards the opposite side , if you can reach it . There are many pools and places which ought to be fished from their heads . This may sometimes be ...
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