Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... kind of a coach , half boat , half omnibus , which was to convey us across the isthmus , separating Loch Goil from Loch Fine . Creeping up one side of the hill at a tortoise pace , we rattled down the other at a gallop , by way of a ...
... kind of a coach , half boat , half omnibus , which was to convey us across the isthmus , separating Loch Goil from Loch Fine . Creeping up one side of the hill at a tortoise pace , we rattled down the other at a gallop , by way of a ...
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... kind are in best order when tumbling over stock and stone something the colour of London porter . The reason that a large fly of sombre hue is preferred for a stately river , arises from the depth and clearness of the water . A large ...
... kind are in best order when tumbling over stock and stone something the colour of London porter . The reason that a large fly of sombre hue is preferred for a stately river , arises from the depth and clearness of the water . A large ...
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... kind of throwing , so much does it depend upon a little knack . Some will say that very rapid spinning is not good . But I have always found both in boat and river trolling , whether with minnow or par , that the more rapid and true the ...
... kind of throwing , so much does it depend upon a little knack . Some will say that very rapid spinning is not good . But I have always found both in boat and river trolling , whether with minnow or par , that the more rapid and true the ...
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... kind , and that the difference arises from their condition . This is not the case , however , as I have taken white - fleshed specimens in the finest possible order . May 2nd . Started at seven for Castle Connal , about midway between ...
... kind , and that the difference arises from their condition . This is not the case , however , as I have taken white - fleshed specimens in the finest possible order . May 2nd . Started at seven for Castle Connal , about midway between ...
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... kind of customers I should have to deal with . The trolling - rod was quickly baited , but there was some diffi- culty to find opening enough for the hook to sink . After shifting several times , for the great bubbles at top of the ...
... kind of customers I should have to deal with . The trolling - rod was quickly baited , but there was some diffi- culty to find opening enough for the hook to sink . After shifting several times , for the great bubbles at top of 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,