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No , small as he appears , that determined flight , and free flap of the wing , can belong to no bird but the eagle . Peter looked carelessly at him . " Yon's the cock , he'll be for the opposite hill , after bringing the hen her ...
No , small as he appears , that determined flight , and free flap of the wing , can belong to no bird but the eagle . Peter looked carelessly at him . " Yon's the cock , he'll be for the opposite hill , after bringing the hen her ...
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Instantly , I caught sight of the bold flap of a giant wing , and the mighty bird soared majestically from the dizzy chasm . The shot was not difficult . I may say , that my aim was cool and determined . She reeled round and round ...
Instantly , I caught sight of the bold flap of a giant wing , and the mighty bird soared majestically from the dizzy chasm . The shot was not difficult . I may say , that my aim was cool and determined . She reeled round and round ...
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One lay , but the other being only wing - broken , ran into the water with so light and graceful a step , it seemed as if walking on glass . The rods were soon baited , the evening was perfect 16 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
One lay , but the other being only wing - broken , ran into the water with so light and graceful a step , it seemed as if walking on glass . The rods were soon baited , the evening was perfect 16 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
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... with a hook double the size of that he uses in Gala , or any of the other tributaries , for the very same purpose : the favourite fly in both cases being a woodcock - wing , hare's - ear body , tied with blue thread .
... with a hook double the size of that he uses in Gala , or any of the other tributaries , for the very same purpose : the favourite fly in both cases being a woodcock - wing , hare's - ear body , tied with blue thread .
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An excellent fly for some light summer waters is a ptarmigan wing , dull yellow , or dark green body , and a hackle half black and half red . This is first - rate for large sea - trout . the Echaig , a blue jay - wing is a standing ...
An excellent fly for some light summer waters is a ptarmigan wing , dull yellow , or dark green body , and a hackle half black and half red . This is first - rate for large sea - trout . the Echaig , a blue jay - wing is a standing ...
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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,