Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 40
... gave him my gaff , and began to strain and shake the salmon , if possible , to bring him within the reach of my self - confident ally . At last I brought him with some difficulty near the fatal weapon . The " stroke " was given , but it ...
... gave him my gaff , and began to strain and shake the salmon , if possible , to bring him within the reach of my self - confident ally . At last I brought him with some difficulty near the fatal weapon . The " stroke " was given , but it ...
Page 42
... gave him a rest , and tried him with a larger , to no effect ; went back to the small one , and again rose him . He then put on , in succession , a worm , a par , and a minnow , without getting a tug ; and , as a last resource , cut off ...
... gave him a rest , and tried him with a larger , to no effect ; went back to the small one , and again rose him . He then put on , in succession , a worm , a par , and a minnow , without getting a tug ; and , as a last resource , cut off ...
Page 43
... quite spent , the trail - fly fastened on a rotten stump . I waded in to try to disengage it , and in so doing , carelessly strained back my rod over my right shoulder . The fish gave a languid plunge , and SALMON ANGLING . 43.
... quite spent , the trail - fly fastened on a rotten stump . I waded in to try to disengage it , and in so doing , carelessly strained back my rod over my right shoulder . The fish gave a languid plunge , and SALMON ANGLING . 43.
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John Colquhoun. shoulder . The fish gave a languid plunge , and , of course , broke the top . Although I had only some thread , and a pair of scissors , I cut a couple of twigs , and spliced my rod , as clumsily as ever a country surgeon ...
John Colquhoun. shoulder . The fish gave a languid plunge , and , of course , broke the top . Although I had only some thread , and a pair of scissors , I cut a couple of twigs , and spliced my rod , as clumsily as ever a country surgeon ...
Page 54
... filled my kreel , ( a pretty large one ) , and might easily have stocked it again , as the day was good for the fly , and the fish keen . 99 A fisherman in the neighbourhood gave me a strange 54 " IT'S A FAR CRY TO LOCH OW . "
... filled my kreel , ( a pretty large one ) , and might easily have stocked it again , as the day was good for the fly , and the fish keen . 99 A fisherman in the neighbourhood gave me a strange 54 " IT'S A FAR CRY TO LOCH OW . "
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