Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 7
... frequent in his assurances that we might expect " a pleesant sail . " Under his auspices we were soon seated at a good breakfast of whitings taken out of the firth the night before . By the time we had discussed them , we were coasting ...
... frequent in his assurances that we might expect " a pleesant sail . " Under his auspices we were soon seated at a good breakfast of whitings taken out of the firth the night before . By the time we had discussed them , we were coasting ...
Page 9
... frequently , and sometimes a large herd would saunter past at a slow walk . Occasionally we saw their profiles on the crests of the mountains , or at feed , dotted along some distant correi , in appearance no bigger than roes . Peter ...
... frequently , and sometimes a large herd would saunter past at a slow walk . Occasionally we saw their profiles on the crests of the mountains , or at feed , dotted along some distant correi , in appearance no bigger than roes . Peter ...
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... frequently excel those who might appear to a spectator to throw a better and finer line . Some anglers have an additional piece to screw on to their rods for long casts ; a very thin butt is required when this piece is not added , and ...
... frequently excel those who might appear to a spectator to throw a better and finer line . Some anglers have an additional piece to screw on to their rods for long casts ; a very thin butt is required when this piece is not added , and ...
Page 35
... frequently obliged to make choice of a side . This requires judgment , as much of the day's sport depends on securing that one which combined circumstances render the most desirable at the time . Trolling with par is a most deadly ...
... frequently obliged to make choice of a side . This requires judgment , as much of the day's sport depends on securing that one which combined circumstances render the most desirable at the time . Trolling with par is a most deadly ...
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... frequently taken from sixteen to eighteen pounds . ( I have never fished much for them myself , and the largest I have caught was five pounds weight . I hooked him with minnow near the foot of Loch Lubnaig , as I rowed home after fly ...
... frequently taken from sixteen to eighteen pounds . ( I have never fished much for them myself , and the largest I have caught was five pounds weight . I hooked him with minnow near the foot of Loch Lubnaig , as I rowed home after fly ...
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