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Piscatorial Reminiscences and Gleanings, by an Old Angler and Bibliopolist [T. Boosey]. to Which Is Added a Catalogue of Books on Angling

Piscatorial Reminiscences and Gleanings, by an Old Angler and Bibliopolist [T. Boosey]. to Which Is Added a Catalogue of Books on Angling


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835. Excerpt: ... GENERAL ANECDOTES CONNECTED WITH FISH AND FISHING. Angling.--The Fly-Fisher.--After a long and dreary winter, what ecstasy the first dawn of spring gives to every being! The winged inhabitants of thewoods proclaim their pleasure in various strains, harmonious and harsh; the mellow piping thrush and croaking raven sound their happiness according to nature's gifts. Amongst the different inhabitants of the earth, few greet the approach of spring with greater fervour than the fly-fisher. With what anxiety he watches every change that seems favourable to his sport! his inquisitive eye examines every insect that bursts from its chrysalis to gambol in the fleeting sunshine of a February morning. He anxiously looks on floods, and marks their retreat, day after day, with secret joy. Then to his dubbing bag he hies, and culls from this varied store what his judgment dictates to form the luring fly. Hairs and furs of different sorts, from the shaggy bear and sportive squirrel; from the mortared-wall, or the radiated corner of a blanket; from the faithful spaniel and the generous cow; from the fleet blue greyhound and timid hare; and all the varieties that can be gathered from quadrupeds wild and domestic: feathers from the watchful mallard and chattering fieldfare; from the wary landrail and mimic starling; the splendid peacock's tail, and fierce cock's hackle, red, black, and dun: with various coloured silks rummaged from a lady's work-box; gold and silver from muslin selvages or soldier's epaulettes: these are the staple materials of the fly-fisher's dubbing-bag. Hooks well barbed; gut fine, round, and strong; and, snug in leather, some of Crispin's tenacious wax; fine well-pointed scissors and nipping forceps--these in his quiet retreat he lays before him; then a...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150047237
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 62
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150047232
  • Publisher Date: 31 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 127 gr


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