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Salmonia; Or, Days of Fly Fishing / In a series of conversations. With some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo

Chapter 1: SALMONIA: OR DAYS OF FLY FISHING.
By Sir Humphry Davy
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The work takes the form of conversational essays in which experienced anglers and a naturalist discuss fly-fishing technique, river scenery, and the biology of salmonid fishes. Practical instruction on flies, hooks, casting, and handling hooked fish is interwoven with anatomical and behavioral observations of trout, salmon, grayling, and related species, plus notes on aquatic insects, life cycles, and migration. Anecdotes and local examples illustrate seasonal patterns, habitat preferences, and varieties of fish, while recurring reflections consider instincts, human leisure, moral and philosophical responses to nature, and quiet meditations on mortality.

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Title: Salmonia; Or, Days of Fly Fishing

Author: Sir Humphry Davy

Release date: January 17, 2016 [eBook #50944]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

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SALMONIA:
 
OR
 
DAYS OF FLY FISHING.

IN
A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS.
WITH
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HABITS OF FISHES BELONGING
TO THE GENUS SALMO.
BY AN ANGLER.
——“Equidem credo quia sit divinitus illis Ingenium.”
FIRST AMERICAN FROM THE SECOND LONDON EDITION.
PHILADELPHIA:
CAREY AND LEA—CHESNUT STREET.
........
1832.
E. MERRIAM AND CO. PRINTERS,
Brookfield, Mass.
TO
WILLIAM BABINGTON,
M.D. F.R.S.
THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE DEDICATED,
IN REMEMBRANCE
OF SOME DELIGHTFUL DAYS PASSED IN HIS
SOCIETY,
AND IN GRATITUDE
FOR AN UNINTERRUPTED FRIENDSHIP OF
A
QUARTER OF A CENTURY.