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... streams I , the past season , fished - I see the rocky cliffs , so monotonous in appearance when not diversi- fied by the colours and shapes of creeping plants , through which stony obstructions water has , after centuries of toil , cut ...
... streams I , the past season , fished - I see the rocky cliffs , so monotonous in appearance when not diversi- fied by the colours and shapes of creeping plants , through which stony obstructions water has , after centuries of toil , cut ...
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... streams of England's isles — amidst the rural toto penitus orbe divisos Britannos , whether they be Saxon , Gael , Celt , or ancient Briton . I could say more in laud of fly - fishing for salmon ; but the immortal admonition of painting ...
... streams of England's isles — amidst the rural toto penitus orbe divisos Britannos , whether they be Saxon , Gael , Celt , or ancient Briton . I could say more in laud of fly - fishing for salmon ; but the immortal admonition of painting ...
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... stream , looking down it as it runs from you , the bank on your right side is the right - hand bank ; that on the left , the left - hand shore . In as- cending a river , the left - hand bank is on your right side , and the right - hand ...
... stream , looking down it as it runs from you , the bank on your right side is the right - hand bank ; that on the left , the left - hand shore . In as- cending a river , the left - hand bank is on your right side , and the right - hand ...
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... stream to the right . Notwith- standing , the action of the arms must be cramped , for it is reversed in the over - handed throw , and the cast must be very limited in extent . Be- sides , when fishing from the right bank of a river ...
... stream to the right . Notwith- standing , the action of the arms must be cramped , for it is reversed in the over - handed throw , and the cast must be very limited in extent . Be- sides , when fishing from the right bank of a river ...
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... stream , describing the segment of a circle , taking one step in advance at every throw . In this manner the fish see your fly only , and not the line . It is customary to give short jerks with the fly as you bring it round , something ...
... stream , describing the segment of a circle , taking one step in advance at every throw . In this manner the fish see your fly only , and not the line . It is customary to give short jerks with the fly as you bring it round , something ...
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