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Side 30
Every newly arrived salmon - fisher should secure the services of the ablest
native practitioner who may proffer them , and will thus be shown all the best
casts of the river . It is absurd vanity to suppose oneself capable of discovering
them ...
Every newly arrived salmon - fisher should secure the services of the ablest
native practitioner who may proffer them , and will thus be shown all the best
casts of the river . It is absurd vanity to suppose oneself capable of discovering
them ...
Side 31
After being thoroughly shown the casts of the river when swollen , it may be as
well to have recourse to the guide again , when it becomes small and clear ; as
some pools that are excellent in flood , are not worth a throw when the water has
...
After being thoroughly shown the casts of the river when swollen , it may be as
well to have recourse to the guide again , when it becomes small and clear ; as
some pools that are excellent in flood , are not worth a throw when the water has
...
Side 32
In fishing a salmon - cast , throw a point down stream , bringing your hook
gradually round by short jerks , but always keep it two points against the stream ,
and never bring it in so straight towards you as in troutfishing . In dead water ,
when a ...
In fishing a salmon - cast , throw a point down stream , bringing your hook
gradually round by short jerks , but always keep it two points against the stream ,
and never bring it in so straight towards you as in troutfishing . In dead water ,
when a ...
Side 36
I had one made by a country joiner , although without joints , which cast even the
fly nearly as well as my best salmon - rod ; but the point being stiff , it was better
adapted for par or minnow . By unwinding the length of line you wish to throw ...
I had one made by a country joiner , although without joints , which cast even the
fly nearly as well as my best salmon - rod ; but the point being stiff , it was better
adapted for par or minnow . By unwinding the length of line you wish to throw ...
Side 161
To his amazement next morning , the creature had managed to cast up the eight -
hook tackle , which was lying in the tub . The two following instances of the pike's
voracity are almost incredible , but both I can also certify . In the spring of 1841 ...
To his amazement next morning , the creature had managed to cast up the eight -
hook tackle , which was lying in the tub . The two following instances of the pike's
voracity are almost incredible , but both I can also certify . In the spring of 1841 ...
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Side 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,
Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
| Forfatter | John Colquhoun |
| Utgiver | John Murray, 1849 |
| Original fra | Princeton University |
| Digitalisert | 20. feb 2008 |
| Lengde | 185 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |