British Angling Flies (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Michael Theakston

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330358449 ISBN 13 : 9781330358443

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from British Angling Flies

For some of the information contained in those notes I must acknowledge my indebtedness to several sources.

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After the flies were divided into classes it became necessary to give an appropriate name to each dass in order to distinguish them. Their names are as follows :PAGE. lit ClaM Bbowks. From the prevailing color, which is brown, more or less mingled with orange and yellow. The Stone fly is the largest of the class, and superior trout fly of the anglers list. There are eleven species, all termed Browns 22nd Class, Draubs. Named by the flyfishers of yore. The Drakes are the only class that have protective skins when they leave the water, in which they can fly about and cast off at I dsnre. Casting changes their color, and to appearance doubles their number. There are about sixteen different spe nes, all of the name of Drake. The green, grey, and brown Drakes are the largest types of this class 3drd Class, Duns, are named from thdr colors of deep sable hues to the light tinges and shades of an evening summer cloud in the setting sun. There are seventeen species, all named Duns, of which the redD un is the largest spedes 54th Class, Spinners, are named from their round shoulders, long small bodies, narrow wings, and long legs. There are twelve species, all of the name of Spinners. The type of this class is the Jenny Spinner, tr Harry Longlegs 75th Class, House Flt. Named firom their resemblance to the House fly. There are seven species termed FB es .. .. .. 86th Class, Bbbvlbs. Nine species of their common name 97th A nts.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330358449
• ISBN 13: 9781330358443
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 205
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