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... their forms . He fishes with imitations of the fly , the beetle , the grub , the caterpillar , and moth . These imitations are made of divers materials , the chief whereof are feathers , FLY - FISHING ACQUIREMENTS . fur , mohair , wool.
... their forms . He fishes with imitations of the fly , the beetle , the grub , the caterpillar , and moth . These imitations are made of divers materials , the chief whereof are feathers , FLY - FISHING ACQUIREMENTS . fur , mohair , wool.
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... feathers , fur , wool , & c . , the water - insects fish feed upon ; but we maintain that a fair deceptive imitation can be made , and that it is beyond all comparison more attractive to fish than no imitation at all . We contend that ...
... feathers , fur , wool , & c . , the water - insects fish feed upon ; but we maintain that a fair deceptive imitation can be made , and that it is beyond all comparison more attractive to fish than no imitation at all . We contend that ...
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... feathers , with dubbing of brown , yellow , or orange , occasionally blended , and hackles , red , brown , or black under the wings , are the most useful flies that an angler can use on any stream in daylight all the year through ...
... feathers , with dubbing of brown , yellow , or orange , occasionally blended , and hackles , red , brown , or black under the wings , are the most useful flies that an angler can use on any stream in daylight all the year through ...
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... feathers , fur , & c . ? I grant them that some of the flies they name are the best general ones we know of , and that they will kill , when trout are rising at very different sorts of flies , better than bad imitations of those flies ...
... feathers , fur , & c . ? I grant them that some of the flies they name are the best general ones we know of , and that they will kill , when trout are rising at very different sorts of flies , better than bad imitations of those flies ...
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... feather for wings is the wing - feather of the starling , its longest or inner fibres to be used ; the most general feather for legs , and sometimes for body , is a cock's hackle- feather ; and the most general substance for dub- bing ...
... feather for wings is the wing - feather of the starling , its longest or inner fibres to be used ; the most general feather for legs , and sometimes for body , is a cock's hackle- feather ; and the most general substance for dub- bing ...
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