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Page 29
... mouth , or of pricking him only , and you will very likely hook him , perhaps through and through , on either the right or left side of the mouth . A fish very frequently takes your fly under water , and then , feeling the rise , be ...
... mouth , or of pricking him only , and you will very likely hook him , perhaps through and through , on either the right or left side of the mouth . A fish very frequently takes your fly under water , and then , feeling the rise , be ...
Page 31
... mouth of the fish , which has but that instant closed it on the bait , is first to be taken cognisance of by the angler , and then is to be acted on by him through a solid line of communication of many yards in length , it will be ...
... mouth of the fish , which has but that instant closed it on the bait , is first to be taken cognisance of by the angler , and then is to be acted on by him through a solid line of communication of many yards in length , it will be ...
Page 32
... mouth had never received it , or , if it had , it had not time enough to close upon it . Striking a fish should be ... mouth on it and before he has time to throw it out again , is sure to secure the entrance of the hook within the ...
... mouth had never received it , or , if it had , it had not time enough to close upon it . Striking a fish should be ... mouth on it and before he has time to throw it out again , is sure to secure the entrance of the hook within the ...
Page 33
... mouth on it , and the passing it backwards , are all one instantaneous effort ; and , on examination , such fish will be found to have partially gorged the bait . But if the number of fish so taken were arrayed against the number of ...
... mouth on it , and the passing it backwards , are all one instantaneous effort ; and , on examination , such fish will be found to have partially gorged the bait . But if the number of fish so taken were arrayed against the number of ...
Page 34
... hooked a fish foul , that is , outside the mouth , in the fin , or in some other external portion of the body . Then a small fish may be taken for a large and strong one . There A FISH SLIGHTLY OR FIRMLY HOOKED . 35 is a.
... hooked a fish foul , that is , outside the mouth , in the fin , or in some other external portion of the body . Then a small fish may be taken for a large and strong one . There A FISH SLIGHTLY OR FIRMLY HOOKED . 35 is a.
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