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Steep rocky banks.— Trolling depth when loch is large or discoloured . - When small and clear . - Baits suitable for both moods of the water . - Five days ' trolling on Loch Awe . - King Alexander's hunting ground.
Steep rocky banks.— Trolling depth when loch is large or discoloured . - When small and clear . - Baits suitable for both moods of the water . - Five days ' trolling on Loch Awe . - King Alexander's hunting ground.
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After a long , rugged , but enjoyable drive , partly along the banks of Loch Awe , where the cuckoo was heard in every dell , or seen poising himself upon some still leafless patriarchal thorn , and partly through the environs of the ...
After a long , rugged , but enjoyable drive , partly along the banks of Loch Awe , where the cuckoo was heard in every dell , or seen poising himself upon some still leafless patriarchal thorn , and partly through the environs of the ...
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I pointed to a little bank of ochre - coloured moss beyond . " That's the place , " whispered Peter . Back we ducked again , over the same ground , and , crawling along the ridge , evaded the ravine . The critical moment of failure or ...
I pointed to a little bank of ochre - coloured moss beyond . " That's the place , " whispered Peter . Back we ducked again , over the same ground , and , crawling along the ridge , evaded the ravine . The critical moment of failure or ...
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Monzie's keeper had been there to see my eagle , so I asked his leave to shoot a couple of ring dotterels which were tippeting on a green bank close to the boats . This he at once civilly agreed to . All was now ready for the evening ...
Monzie's keeper had been there to see my eagle , so I asked his leave to shoot a couple of ring dotterels which were tippeting on a green bank close to the boats . This he at once civilly agreed to . All was now ready for the evening ...
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We now sat down upon a green bank , close to the gled's nest wood , and had out our little basket of refreshments . I gave Sandy a plentiful supply for both . " Now , Sandy , eat your fill , and give Johnny the leavings .
We now sat down upon a green bank , close to the gled's nest wood , and had out our little basket of refreshments . I gave Sandy a plentiful supply for both . " Now , Sandy , eat your fill , and give Johnny the leavings .
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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,