Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 10
... wind . Peter , however , was talkative as ever , evidently in high glee that there was every chance of a shot . We now struck off to the left , as if walking away from the eyrie . Having taken a long circuit , we edged in , till we got ...
... wind . Peter , however , was talkative as ever , evidently in high glee that there was every chance of a shot . We now struck off to the left , as if walking away from the eyrie . Having taken a long circuit , we edged in , till we got ...
Page 17
... , provisions , and pea - jacket , were making for Port Sonachan Quay , where I had directed them to meet me . The morning was colder , the wind had changed I from west to east , " a bad airt A PLEA FOR THE WASTES . 17.
... , provisions , and pea - jacket , were making for Port Sonachan Quay , where I had directed them to meet me . The morning was colder , the wind had changed I from west to east , " a bad airt A PLEA FOR THE WASTES . 17.
Page 20
... wind up the other rod out of the way , in case of a collision . I had told him always to do so when I hooked a trout . At this moment the gorgeous fish sprang a yard out of the water , coming down with a splash that made the rocks echo ...
... wind up the other rod out of the way , in case of a collision . I had told him always to do so when I hooked a trout . At this moment the gorgeous fish sprang a yard out of the water , coming down with a splash that made the rocks echo ...
Page 23
... wind ; Sandy , however , was unable to make any way , and upon Johnny's complaining that the boat was drifting back , fairly gave in . I had always relieved the old man when we had to cross the loch , or go quickly past bad fishing ...
... wind ; Sandy , however , was unable to make any way , and upon Johnny's complaining that the boat was drifting back , fairly gave in . I had always relieved the old man when we had to cross the loch , or go quickly past bad fishing ...
Page 36
... windy day , from being showy , a gudgeon on a calm bright day , as its dark colour conceals and confounds the hooks . By the same rule a roach is good in our lochs in clear weather . Bleak , however , are thought the best spinning bait ...
... windy day , from being showy , a gudgeon on a calm bright day , as its dark colour conceals and confounds the hooks . By the same rule a roach is good in our lochs in clear weather . Bleak , however , are thought the best spinning bait ...
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Alpine hare angler appeared bait bank barn owl bird boat cast Castle chance Cladich colour Crap-na-Gower deer distance diving ducks dun-birds eagle eggs eyrie favourite feed fish flew flies flock foot forest frequent frost gamekeeper ground grouse gulls hatched head heard Highland hill hook Inch Moan Inverary island keeper killed Kilmun land legs Loch Awe Loch Goil Loch Lomond Loch Long look mallard miles moors morillon morning nearly nest never night numbers once otter pair perched Peter pheasants poacher pool poor pounds prey ring-dove river rock rose Rossarden salmon Sandy scarcely sea-trout seen seized seldom shallow shoot shore shot side snipe sometimes soon sport spring stalking stoat stream summer tawny owl took tree trolling trout walk watched watchers weather white owl wigeon wind wing winter woodcock yards young
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