Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... - Stately rivers . - Highland salmon streams . - Rivers in flood . - When fallen low . - General directions as to the size and colour of the fly to suit the different states of Page 1 Page the water . — Trolling with par . —
... - Stately rivers . - Highland salmon streams . - Rivers in flood . - When fallen low . - General directions as to the size and colour of the fly to suit the different states of Page 1 Page the water . — Trolling with par . —
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... fly . " IT'S A FAR CRY TO LOCH OW . " Haunts of the salmo - ferox . - Level shores . - Steep rocky banks.— Trolling depth when loch is large or discoloured . - When small and clear . - Baits suitable for both moods of the water . - Five ...
... fly . " IT'S A FAR CRY TO LOCH OW . " Haunts of the salmo - ferox . - Level shores . - Steep rocky banks.— Trolling depth when loch is large or discoloured . - When small and clear . - Baits suitable for both moods of the water . - Five ...
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... fly . - Stories about the nightingale and other small birds . - Adders . — Norway rats.— Stoats . - Weasels . - White Pheasants . - White Deer . - Stalking Alpine hares . - The Nightjar . · . 170 ROCKS AND RIVERS . CORRACH - BAH ; OR ...
... fly . - Stories about the nightingale and other small birds . - Adders . — Norway rats.— Stoats . - Weasels . - White Pheasants . - White Deer . - Stalking Alpine hares . - The Nightjar . · . 170 ROCKS AND RIVERS . CORRACH - BAH ; OR ...
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... fly . But , when the salmon is landed , he discovers , to his amazement , that it was attracted by a facsimile of the identical fly which a moment before he had so dexterously tendered to its acceptance ! Every really first - rate fly ...
... fly . But , when the salmon is landed , he discovers , to his amazement , that it was attracted by a facsimile of the identical fly which a moment before he had so dexterously tendered to its acceptance ! Every really first - rate fly ...
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... fly , are no doubt indispensable requisites ; but a river fly angler , ( for I don't here speak of either bait or loch fishing , ) who can work his hooked fish scientifically , will seldom be deficient in all the prerequisites of fixing ...
... fly , are no doubt indispensable requisites ; but a river fly angler , ( for I don't here speak of either bait or loch fishing , ) who can work his hooked fish scientifically , will seldom be deficient in all the prerequisites of fixing ...
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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,