A Book on Angling: Being a Complete Treatise on the Art of Angling in Every BranchLongmans, Green & Company, 1867 - 429 páginas |
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Página 114
... strip of lead , of suitable length , and expanded at the latter end into a tail , lash a wire eye on to the upper end ... strips of kid glove , one olive for the back of the bait , and one white for the belly ; these must be stretched ...
... strip of lead , of suitable length , and expanded at the latter end into a tail , lash a wire eye on to the upper end ... strips of kid glove , one olive for the back of the bait , and one white for the belly ; these must be stretched ...
Página 189
... strip of the quill from a starling's feather neatly rolled on ; legs , dark blue dun cock's hackle ; wing , bright star- ling's wing . Pull the tail off and the fly will pass muster 190 MAY . THE STONE FLY . fairly for many.
... strip of the quill from a starling's feather neatly rolled on ; legs , dark blue dun cock's hackle ; wing , bright star- ling's wing . Pull the tail off and the fly will pass muster 190 MAY . THE STONE FLY . fairly for many.
Página 196
... strip of gold - beater's skin to be tightly wound . This permits the body colours to be seen distinctly through , gives the glassy shine to the body , and also prevents the body from becoming heavily saturated with water , of course ...
... strip of gold - beater's skin to be tightly wound . This permits the body colours to be seen distinctly through , gives the glassy shine to the body , and also prevents the body from becoming heavily saturated with water , of course ...
Página 197
... strip of cork round the shank of the hook by ribbing it with brown sewing silk . I recommend a better plan . Take a strand of fine floss silk of buff or ginger colour , and lay it on tightly and thinly in open rings , allowing the light ...
... strip of cork round the shank of the hook by ribbing it with brown sewing silk . I recommend a better plan . Take a strand of fine floss silk of buff or ginger colour , and lay it on tightly and thinly in open rings , allowing the light ...
Página 206
... strips of straw would exactly imitate it , but would make the fly bulky . Hackle , dark grizzled dun ; wings ( under ) , dark starling , ( over ) landrail , dressed as closely to the body as may be . THE AUGUST DUN AND CINNAMON . 207 ...
... strips of straw would exactly imitate it , but would make the fly bulky . Hackle , dark grizzled dun ; wings ( under ) , dark starling , ( over ) landrail , dressed as closely to the body as may be . THE AUGUST DUN AND CINNAMON . 207 ...
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