Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... hooks , in as good condition as mine was , and I venture to say they will not complain of the want of mettle in the trout . I have no doubt that the salmo - ferox is superior , both in strength and spirit , to the salmo - salar . Unless ...
... hooks , in as good condition as mine was , and I venture to say they will not complain of the want of mettle in the trout . I have no doubt that the salmo - ferox is superior , both in strength and spirit , to the salmo - salar . Unless ...
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... hook a salmon in a difficult place , will most likely find that he has got hold of too strong a customer . And here we may ask what was the magic in angling that captivated the intellect of such men as Chantrey and Davy ? Sir Humphrey ...
... hook a salmon in a difficult place , will most likely find that he has got hold of too strong a customer . And here we may ask what was the magic in angling that captivated the intellect of such men as Chantrey and Davy ? Sir Humphrey ...
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... hooks . A stranger will often find his guide's knowledge su- perior to his practice ; and that is the reason why the lower orders frequently excel those who might appear to a spectator to throw a better and finer line . Some anglers ...
... hooks . A stranger will often find his guide's knowledge su- perior to his practice ; and that is the reason why the lower orders frequently excel those who might appear to a spectator to throw a better and finer line . Some anglers ...
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... hook 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 ...
... hook 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 ...
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... hook of sober colour in such troubled water , it might not catch their sight . Streams of this kind are in best ... hook , and you may see every village urchin , fishing for the spring trout in Tweed , with a hook double the size of that ...
... hook of sober colour in such troubled water , it might not catch their sight . Streams of this kind are in best ... hook , and you may see every village urchin , fishing for the spring trout in Tweed , with a hook double the size of that ...
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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,