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Angling.- Botley (J.A., of Beech

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4pp. & envelope, 8vo, 4th March [1939], recounting a fishing trip to Canada and his scorn for those who "kill spawning trout of over six pounds in June because they may turn cannibal the next season. I am speaking of lake trout in the interior of British Columbia" and recounting a visit to the Stockbridge trout hatchery, "I enclose two flies for your inspection. They are tied in London by Peats to my own idea, that I borrowed from Pacific coast cohoe salmon flies. The principle cock feather on the red hackle was added by me", and 2 specimen flies attached to card, folds, some foxing(2 pieces)

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