Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... rising to a fly . " IT'S A FAR CRY TO LOCH OW . " Haunts of the salmo - ferox . - Level shores . - Steep rocky banks.โ Trolling depth when loch is large or discoloured . - When small and clear . - Baits suitable for both moods of the ...
... rising to a fly . " IT'S A FAR CRY TO LOCH OW . " Haunts of the salmo - ferox . - Level shores . - Steep rocky banks.โ Trolling depth when loch is large or discoloured . - When small and clear . - Baits suitable for both moods of the ...
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... rising sun struck the gaunt head of a bald cliff in the centre of the mountains of Corrach - Bah . 66 Now , sir , " suiting the action to the word , " in that craig is your eagle . " A threatening crag it was ; from the view I got , it ...
... rising sun struck the gaunt head of a bald cliff in the centre of the mountains of Corrach - Bah . 66 Now , sir , " suiting the action to the word , " in that craig is your eagle . " A threatening crag it was ; from the view I got , it ...
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... the wake of a less gifted craftsman . And although to the looker - on it appears as if he had charmed c 2 27 SALMON ANGLING for salmon -Daintiness of salmon Their occasional greedi- ness -Causes which prevent fish from rising to a fly ยท
... the wake of a less gifted craftsman . And although to the looker - on it appears as if he had charmed c 2 27 SALMON ANGLING for salmon -Daintiness of salmon Their occasional greedi- ness -Causes which prevent fish from rising to a fly ยท
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... rise a fish , and the satisfaction double when you lay him on the shingly bank . Like deer - stalking , however , it has its disadvantages ; not the least of which is , the greater stock of patience required , and the greater ...
... rise a fish , and the satisfaction double when you lay him on the shingly bank . Like deer - stalking , however , it has its disadvantages ; not the least of which is , the greater stock of patience required , and the greater ...
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... 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 . And here we may ask what was the magic ...
... 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 . And here we may ask what was the magic ...
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Page 1 - Fortunately for mankind, as some counterbalance to that wretched love of novelty which originates in selfishness, shallowness, and conceit, and which especially characterizes all vulgar minds, there is set in the deeper places of the heart such affection for the signs of age that the eye is delighted even by injuries which are the work of time...โ
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,โ