. The American angler's book : embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them : with instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making, and directions for fish-breeding : to which is appended, Dies piscatoriae, describing noted fishing-places and the pleasures of solitary fly-fishing. Fishing; Fishes. 576 AMERICAN ANGLER'S BOOK on him last summer a score of old flies, a used-up leader, and a limp old rod. He offered me the liberal sum of two sliilliiigs for the very implement I have in my hand now; and to buy three flies from me at four cents apiece.—Halloo, P
. The American angler's book : embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them : with instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making, and directions for fish-breeding : to which is appended, Dies piscatoriae, describing noted fishing-places and the pleasures of solitary fly-fishing. Fishing; Fishes. 576 AMERICAN ANGLER'S BOOK on him last summer a score of old flies, a used-up leader, and a limp old rod. He offered me the liberal sum of two sliilliiigs for the very implement I have in my hand now; and to buy three flies from me at four cents apiece.—Halloo, Paul ! what have you done with the rod I gave you—caught many Trout with it this season ? Come over the creek, you and your brother, and get me some dry wood, and gather a handful or two of the furze from that old birch to light it with. I'll give you a pair of flies—real gay ones. Dining alone may be counted almost the only drawback to one's taking a day to himself, and you are glad of any stray native who is attracted by the smoke of your fire. Your whiskey is beyond a peradventure, better than he has in his cupboard at home; he is invariably out of tobacco—a chew or a pipeful, and a swig at your flask, will make him communi- cative. If he has not already dined, he will readily accept a roasted Trout and a piece of bread and butter, and while eat- ing will post you as to all the Trout-streams within ten ^ It is, therefore, a matter of policy to cultivate the good feeling of the natives, the boys especially, as stones are of very convenient size along the creek to throw at a surly fisherman. A few of "Conroy's journal-flies," which have. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Norris, Thaddeus, 1811-1877; Norris, Thaddeus, 1811-1877. Dies piscatoriae. Philadelphia : E. H. Bu
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