The angler's museum; or, the whole art of float and fly fishing. Containing, I. The Nature and Properties of Fish in general. II. Rules and Cautions to be observed by young Anglers. III. The Choice and Preparation of Rods and Lines. IV. Of Float-Fishing, and of live and dead Baits. V. Of Fly-Fishing, and the Preparation of artificial Flies. VI. An Account of the different Sorts of Fish, their Haunts, Spawning Times, and Seasons to angle for them. Vii. An Account of some of the Principal Sea Fish, their Nature, Qualities, and Manner of catching them, &c. Viii. Particulars respecting the Laws and Customs of Angling. The whole carefully collected from actual experience. The second edition. To which is prefixed the sermon of St. Anthony, To A Miraculous Congregation Of Fishes.

  • Shirley, Thomas.
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[1784?]
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London : printed for John Fielding, No. 23, Pater-Noster-Row, [1784?]

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8,ix-x,vii-viii,136p.,plate : port. ; 120.

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ESTC N16521

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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