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When small and clear . - Baits suitable for both moods of the water . - Five days ' trolling on Loch Awe . - King Alexander's hunting ground.— The black knight of Loch Ow . - Ben Cruachan wild cats . — Castle Connal Bay .
When small and clear . - Baits suitable for both moods of the water . - Five days ' trolling on Loch Awe . - King Alexander's hunting ground.— The black knight of Loch Ow . - Ben Cruachan wild cats . — Castle Connal Bay .
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The sun had now risen high and clear , the surrounding mountains looked low , warm , and blue . I was now gay as Peter , and , while we tramped over moor and moss , I made him repeat his forest tales . I found that the " extraordinary ...
The sun had now risen high and clear , the surrounding mountains looked low , warm , and blue . I was now gay as Peter , and , while we tramped over moor and moss , I made him repeat his forest tales . I found that the " extraordinary ...
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The Glenlivat was now uncorked ; and when I was taking my modicum , mixed with the clear water of the spring , I overheard Johnny complaining of the scarcity of the " sma ' stells which were ance thick eneuch on Loch Ow ...
The Glenlivat was now uncorked ; and when I was taking my modicum , mixed with the clear water of the spring , I overheard Johnny complaining of the scarcity of the " sma ' stells which were ance thick eneuch on Loch Ow ...
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... while the rising man who has only fished preserved waters , where all is clear and open , should he hook a salmon in a difficult place , will most likely find that he has got hold of too strong a customer .
... while the rising man who has only fished preserved waters , where all is clear and open , should he hook a salmon in a difficult place , will most likely find that he has got hold of too strong a customer .
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After being thoroughly shown the casts of the river when swollen , it may be as well to have recourse to the guide again , when it becomes small and clear ; as some pools that are excellent in flood , are not worth a throw when the ...
After being thoroughly shown the casts of the river when swollen , it may be as well to have recourse to the guide again , when it becomes small and clear ; as some pools that are excellent in flood , are not worth a throw when the ...
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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,
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| Title | Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
| Author | John Colquhoun |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1849 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 20 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 185 pages |
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