Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 eBook

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 284 pages of information about Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1.

Methods and Practice.—­General Fresh-water Fishing:  F. Francis, A Book on Angling (London, 1885), though old, a thoroughly sound text-book, particularly good on salmon fishing; H.C.  Pennell and others, Fishing—­Salmon and Trout and Pike and Coarse Fish (Badminton Library, 2 vols., London, 1904); John Bickerdyke, The Book of the All-Round Angler (London, 1900); Horace G. Hutchinson and others, Fishing (Country Life Series, 2 vols., London, 1904), contains useful ichthyological notes by G.A.  Boulenger, a chapter on “The Feeding of Salmon in Fresh-Water,” by Dr.J.  Kingston Barton, and a detailed account of the principal salmon rivers of Norway, by C.E.  Radclyffe.

Salmon and Trout.—­Major J.P.  Traherne, The Habits of the Salmon (London, 1889); G.M.  Kelson, The Salmon Fly (London, 1895), contains instructions on dressing salmon-flies; A.E.  Gathorne Hardy, The Salmon ("Fur, Feather and Fin Series,” London, 1898); Sir H. Maxwell, Bt., Salmon and Sea Trout (Angler’s Library, London, 1898); Sir E. Grey, Bt., Fly Fishing (Haddon Hall Library, London and New York, 1899); W. Earl Hodgson, Salmon Fishing (London, 1906), contains a series of coloured plates of salmon flies; Marquis of Granby, The Trout ("Fur, Feather and Fin Series,” London, 1898).  Wet Fly Fishing:  W.C.  Stewart, The Practical Angler (London, 1905), a new edition of an old but still valuable work; E.M.  Tod, Wet Fly Fishing (London, 1903); W. Earl Hodgson, Trout Fishing (London, 1905), contains a series of admirable coloured plates of artificial flies.  Dry Fly Fishing:  F.M.  Halford, Dry-Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice (London, 1902), the standard work on the subject; G.A.B.  Dewar, The Book of the Dry Fly (London, 1897).  Grayling:  T.E.  Pritt, The Book of the Grayling (Leeds, 1888); H.A.  Rolt, Grayling Fishing in South Country Streams (London, 1905).

Coarse Fish.—­C.H.  Wheeley, Coarse Fish (Angler’s Library, London, 1897); J.W.  Martin, Practical Fishing (London); Float-fishing and Spinning (London, 1885); W. Senior and others, Pike and Perch ("Fur, Feather and Fin Series,” London, 1900); A.J.  Jardine, Pike and Perch (Angler’s Library, London, 1898); H.C.  Pennell, The Book of the Pike (London, 1884); Greville Fennell, The Book of the Roach (London, 1884).

Sea Fishing.—­J.C.  Wilcocks, The Sea Fisherman (London, 1884); John Bickerdyke (and others), Sea Fishing (Badminton Library, London, 1895); Practical Letters to Sea Fishers (London, 1902); F.G.  Aflalo, Sea Fish (Angler’s Library, London, 1897); P.L.  Haslope, Practical Sea Fishing (London, 1905).

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