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 86
... one at and above the shoulder ; two toppings for tail ; wings , two shovel - duck feathers , four toppings , a blue chatterer's feather each side , and outside and a little under them THE ERIN - GO - BRAGH . 87 some silver.
... one at and above the shoulder ; two toppings for tail ; wings , two shovel - duck feathers , four toppings , a blue chatterer's feather each side , and outside and a little under them THE ERIN - GO - BRAGH . 87 some silver.
Page 86
... one at and above the shoulder ; two toppings for tail ; wings , two shovel - duck feathers , four toppings , a blue chatterer's feather each side , and outside and a little under them THE ERIN - GO - BRAGH . 87 some silver.
... one at and above the shoulder ; two toppings for tail ; wings , two shovel - duck feathers , four toppings , a blue chatterer's feather each side , and outside and a little under them THE ERIN - GO - BRAGH . 87 some silver.
Page 87
... tail- feather , brown mallard and wood - duck , and a very little blue jay over the butt of the wings , which are to lie long , thin , and delicately over the hook ; head , bronze peacock harl ; tail , golden pheasant topping . Hook ...
... tail- feather , brown mallard and wood - duck , and a very little blue jay over the butt of the wings , which are to lie long , thin , and delicately over the hook ; head , bronze peacock harl ; tail , golden pheasant topping . Hook ...
Page 87
... tail , large topping ; wings , ten or twelve largest sized toppings , sprigs of the leading tail - feather of the golden pheasant , and four long feelers of blue and yellow macaw . Hook , No. 2 . This is a magnificent fly of the largest ...
... tail , large topping ; wings , ten or twelve largest sized toppings , sprigs of the leading tail - feather of the golden pheasant , and four long feelers of blue and yellow macaw . Hook , No. 2 . This is a magnificent fly of the largest ...
Page 87
... tail , small topping and small jungle cock's feather ; a little blue jay at shoulder ; wings , two small toppings , mixed with brown mallard and peacock's wing - feather ; blue , yellow , and red macaw feelers , and black ostrich head ...
... tail , small topping and small jungle cock's feather ; a little blue jay at shoulder ; wings , two small toppings , mixed with brown mallard and peacock's wing - feather ; blue , yellow , and red macaw feelers , and black ostrich head ...
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angler angling Argus pheasant Ballyshannon bittern black hackle black head black ostrich head blue and yellow blue hackle blue macaw Body brown mallard brown turkey bustard cast casting-line cloth colour dyed yellow dyeing Edition Engravings Fcap fibres fiery-brown fish flies fly-fishing fly-fishing for salmon Foolscap 8vo gold tinsel gold twist golden pheasant neck-feather grilse grouse hackle guinea-hen Invershin J. C. Loudon kill mohair months morocco orange hackle orange mohair orange tag peacock harl pig's hair pig's wool Plates pool Post 8vo red ibis ribbed with gold ribbed with silver river river Shin rod and line salmon-fishing salmon-fly season Shannon Shin side silver pheasant silver tinsel silver twist small topping smolts spawning spawning-bed Spey spotted turkey stream Sutherlandshire throw tinsel and gold tipped topping for tail trout turkey tail turkey tail-feather TWEED-FLIES vols winch winch-line Wings and hook Wood Woodcuts yellow mohair Young
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