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Page 144
... rise of the may - fly . Until the " fly is up , " the April flies , especially the olive dun , are all that are necessary . For a couple of weeks before the " fly - fisher's carnival " sport is always uncertain . If the wind is in a ...
... rise of the may - fly . Until the " fly is up , " the April flies , especially the olive dun , are all that are necessary . For a couple of weeks before the " fly - fisher's carnival " sport is always uncertain . If the wind is in a ...
Page 156
... rise has been earlier and more scanty than of yore . There are always several days , however , during the rise when all the biggest fish in the brook come out from their homes beneath the willows , take up a favourable place in mid ...
... rise has been earlier and more scanty than of yore . There are always several days , however , during the rise when all the biggest fish in the brook come out from their homes beneath the willows , take up a favourable place in mid ...
Page 170
... rise . To our astonishment , on putting the fly over the spot , we hooked and landed a large trout . Proceeding up stream , two more were quickly basketed . When the water comes down as thick as the Thames at London Bridge , after sheep ...
... rise . To our astonishment , on putting the fly over the spot , we hooked and landed a large trout . Proceeding up stream , two more were quickly basketed . When the water comes down as thick as the Thames at London Bridge , after sheep ...
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