Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 37
... wind up and proceed to another pool . When the river is broad and you require to throw , you can make very far casts , as the par is tough and not easily spoiled . Swing it gently back as far as you can , and then bring it forward in ...
... wind up and proceed to another pool . When the river is broad and you require to throw , you can make very far casts , as the par is tough and not easily spoiled . Swing it gently back as far as you can , and then bring it forward in ...
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... windy day . When foam is thick upon the water , fish rise badly to a fly . A succession of floods , or , as we call them , spates , " will gorge the fish , and make them shy , especially of taking bait . 66 I shall here add an instance ...
... windy day . When foam is thick upon the water , fish rise badly to a fly . A succession of floods , or , as we call them , spates , " will gorge the fish , and make them shy , especially of taking bait . 66 I shall here add an instance ...
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... wind , or a rise of the loch after rain . This is invariably the case where the shores are level , and the depth , consequently , gradual . Should the sky be dark and the loch discoloured , or , on the contrary , small and clear , with ...
... wind , or a rise of the loch after rain . This is invariably the case where the shores are level , and the depth , consequently , gradual . Should the sky be dark and the loch discoloured , or , on the contrary , small and clear , with ...
Page 47
... wind ; or , if it be calm , a little further out , especially when the loch is small . Towards dusk you may generally keep nearer the shore , also when the loch has risen , or is discoloured with rain . You must not then sink the baits ...
... wind ; or , if it be calm , a little further out , especially when the loch is small . Towards dusk you may generally keep nearer the shore , also when the loch has risen , or is discoloured with rain . You must not then sink the baits ...
Page 48
... wind it up out of your way , his comrade guiding the boat with both oars . If the fish is large , he will most likely strike away from the boat , and your first effort should be to shorten your line by backing water . When- ever the ...
... wind it up out of your way , his comrade guiding the boat with both oars . If the fish is large , he will most likely strike away from the boat , and your first effort should be to shorten your line by backing water . When- ever 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,