Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... returned to my first salmon - up he came again , keen as ever . I left him once more for his neighbour in the pool above , but his mood was still un- changed . I therefore put on bait , when he rushed at it like a bull - dog . In about ...
... returned to my first salmon - up he came again , keen as ever . I left him once more for his neighbour in the pool above , but his mood was still un- changed . I therefore put on bait , when he rushed at it like a bull - dog . In about ...
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John Colquhoun. down three miles on the Cladich side of the loch , returned over the same ground , a little nearer shore ; not a tug until dusk , when we were within half a mile of the inn . I then hooked a fish : he was a dull wretch ...
John Colquhoun. down three miles on the Cladich side of the loch , returned over the same ground , a little nearer shore ; not a tug until dusk , when we were within half a mile of the inn . I then hooked a fish : he was a dull wretch ...
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... returning one day from fishing , my old dog found and pointed a couple , which I transferred to my kreel , and had dressed for the table . They were nearly The young curlews full grown , but could not fly a yard . are great annoyances ...
... returning one day from fishing , my old dog found and pointed a couple , which I transferred to my kreel , and had dressed for the table . They were nearly The young curlews full grown , but could not fly a yard . are great annoyances ...
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... returned to Inch Moan , the day had worn on . I got a flying right and left at wigeon , on the far end of the island ... returning , stumbled on a mallard , and dropped him dead . This evening a brisk wind set in . Four head . Wednesday ...
... returned to Inch Moan , the day had worn on . I got a flying right and left at wigeon , on the far end of the island ... returning , stumbled on a mallard , and dropped him dead . This evening a brisk wind set in . Four head . Wednesday ...
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... returned over the same ground . Keeper discovered , with his telescope , a mallard , near where the wounded one pitched . Had no doubt it must be him . A very difficult approach . When I neared him , found he had a couple of ducks with ...
... returned over the same ground . Keeper discovered , with his telescope , a mallard , near where the wounded one pitched . Had no doubt it must be him . A very difficult approach . When I neared him , found he had a couple of ducks with ...
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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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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,