Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... appearance no bigger than roes . Peter had been entertaining me with many a hunting anecdote , or with the natural history of some of the wild denizens of the forest , when the first streak of the rising sun struck the gaunt head of a ...
... appearance no bigger than roes . Peter had been entertaining me with many a hunting anecdote , or with the natural history of some of the wild denizens of the forest , when the first streak of the rising sun struck the gaunt head of a ...
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... appeared no bigger than a rook's nest , and how Robertson . had discovered " she was on " I was a good deal puzzled to find out . But he told me to keep my eye upon the east side of the nest , and I should see a black ball which would ...
... appeared no bigger than a rook's nest , and how Robertson . had discovered " she was on " I was a good deal puzzled to find out . But he told me to keep my eye upon the east side of the nest , and I should see a black ball which would ...
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... appeared at some distance , slowly propelling their clumsy boat . I question if I gained much time by my manoeuvre , though Sandy ap- peared quite satisfied with the rate of their progress . was soon seated in the stern , with lovely ...
... appeared at some distance , slowly propelling their clumsy boat . I question if I gained much time by my manoeuvre , though Sandy ap- peared quite satisfied with the rate of their progress . was soon seated in the stern , with lovely ...
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... appearing to alight last . Others cause the fly to hover for a moment , and touch the water before any part of the line . These last appear the neater fishers , but the others command more water . In fishing a salmon - cast , throw a ...
... appearing to alight last . Others cause the fly to hover for a moment , and touch the water before any part of the line . These last appear the neater fishers , but the others command more water . In fishing a salmon - cast , throw a ...
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... appeared . A little before three , I saw a car , and hailed the driver , who good - naturedly left his vehicle , and to my question if he could gaff a fish , replied that “ he was na gude with the flee , but gi ' him a stroke at the ...
... appeared . A little before three , I saw a car , and hailed the driver , who good - naturedly left his vehicle , and to my question if he could gaff a fish , replied that “ he was na gude with the flee , but gi ' him a stroke at the ...
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Alpine hare angler appeared bait bank barn owl bird boat cast Castle chance Cladich colour Crap-na-Gower deer distance diving ducks dun-birds eagle eggs eyrie favourite feed fish flew flies flock foot forest frequent frost gamekeeper ground grouse gulls hatched head heard Highland hill hook Inch Moan Inverary island keeper killed Kilmun land legs Loch Awe Loch Goil Loch Lomond Loch Long look mallard miles moors morillon morning nearly nest never night numbers once otter pair perched Peter pheasants poacher pool poor pounds prey ring-dove river rock rose Rossarden salmon Sandy scarcely sea-trout seen seized seldom shallow shoot shore shot side snipe sometimes soon sport spring stalking stoat stream summer tawny owl took tree trolling trout walk watched watchers weather white owl wigeon wind wing winter woodcock yards young
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Page i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,