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Side 31
certain may sometimes deceive , while there are particular nooks , perhaps the
least attractive even to an experienced eye , where a fish is pretty likely to rise ;
this is especially the case when the river is swollen . An angler must have but a ...
certain may sometimes deceive , while there are particular nooks , perhaps the
least attractive even to an experienced eye , where a fish is pretty likely to rise ;
this is especially the case when the river is swollen . An angler must have but a ...
Side 33
The reason that a large fly of sombre hue is preferred for a stately river , arises
from the depth and clearness of the water . A large fly is required to catch
attention of fish at the bottom , while gay colours would be apt to alarm them as
they come ...
The reason that a large fly of sombre hue is preferred for a stately river , arises
from the depth and clearness of the water . A large fly is required to catch
attention of fish at the bottom , while gay colours would be apt to alarm them as
they come ...
Side 37
The great objection to using them in the river is , that they are so very tender .
Should the water be confined , and the streams narrow and rapid , every inch
may be searched by standing at the pool - head , and letting out line by yard -
lengths ...
The great objection to using them in the river is , that they are so very tender .
Should the water be confined , and the streams narrow and rapid , every inch
may be searched by standing at the pool - head , and letting out line by yard -
lengths ...
Side 59
In spring and summer these birds generally are found singly or in pairs , but in
winter they often congregate in some favoured river , and may then be seen in
great numbers . They do not always select the places where fish are most
abundant ...
In spring and summer these birds generally are found singly or in pairs , but in
winter they often congregate in some favoured river , and may then be seen in
great numbers . They do not always select the places where fish are most
abundant ...
Side 151
tion to their company , especially as next day , being a festival of the English
church , and all the fishers Englishmen , I should have had the river to myself .
The swallows were true prophets ; next day was mild and calm , with a few clouds
.
tion to their company , especially as next day , being a festival of the English
church , and all the fishers Englishmen , I should have had the river to myself .
The swallows were true prophets ; next day was mild and calm , with a few clouds
.
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Side 1 - Fortunately for mankind, as some counterbalance to that wretched love of novelty which originates in selfishness, shallowness, and conceit, and which especially characterizes all vulgar minds, there is set in the deeper places of the heart such affection for the signs of age that the eye is delighted even by injuries which are the work of time...
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,