Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 28
... bank . Like deer - stalking , however , it has its disadvantages ; not the least of which is , the greater stock of patience required , and the greater uncertainty of the sport ; unless , indeed , in preserved waters , where there is ...
... bank . Like deer - stalking , however , it has its disadvantages ; not the least of which is , the greater stock of patience required , and the greater uncertainty of the sport ; unless , indeed , in preserved waters , where there is ...
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... bank , the crowning point of all . No doubt the philosophy or the poetry of angling was one reason of its being the pastime of so many great minds ; but when even contemplative Wotton had fairly landed a gorgeous SALMON ANGLING . 29.
... bank , the crowning point of all . No doubt the philosophy or the poetry of angling was one reason of its being the pastime of so many great minds ; but when even contemplative Wotton had fairly landed a gorgeous SALMON ANGLING . 29.
Page 30
... banks of Father Thames ? Great men , however , can sometimes be great boys at the water - side . I have witnessed , with some amusement , the late Sir Charles Bell's comical vexation , when an unlooked - for rod bore down upon him . His ...
... banks of Father Thames ? Great men , however , can sometimes be great boys at the water - side . I have witnessed , with some amusement , the late Sir Charles Bell's comical vexation , when an unlooked - for rod bore down upon him . His ...
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... , being drifted across , are collected on the opposite bank . In lochs , they would be devoured almost as soon as their voyage had begun , therefore the contrary rule obtains . for the Thames trolling - rod . I had one SALMON ANGLING . 35.
... , being drifted across , are collected on the opposite bank . In lochs , they would be devoured almost as soon as their voyage had begun , therefore the contrary rule obtains . for the Thames trolling - rod . I had one SALMON ANGLING . 35.
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... bank , when the man gaffed him cleverly . Although so game , he was only ten pounds ' weight , and had I not been hampered with the tree , I should have managed him in half an hour . I anticipate the remark , " A bad day for the fly is ...
... bank , when the man gaffed him cleverly . Although so game , he was only ten pounds ' weight , and had I not been hampered with the tree , I should have managed him in half an hour . I anticipate the remark , " A bad day for the fly is ...
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