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Page 24
... happened to have in my book , to see how it would work . I at first threw into a small pool , an off - shoot from the river , just above the mill , where I should not have expected to find any fish at all . Instantly however I had one ...
... happened to have in my book , to see how it would work . I at first threw into a small pool , an off - shoot from the river , just above the mill , where I should not have expected to find any fish at all . Instantly however I had one ...
Page 26
... happening to meet the owner of the water , I took the opportunity of apologizing to him for having unintentionally vio- lated his rule restricting persons fishing it to the use of the fly , and incidentally mentioned the large Trout ...
... happening to meet the owner of the water , I took the opportunity of apologizing to him for having unintentionally vio- lated his rule restricting persons fishing it to the use of the fly , and incidentally mentioned the large Trout ...
Page 65
... happened to see something depend- ing from the brim of my wide - awake . On taking it off , I discovered that the object was a white caterpillar , and , remembering this dodge , immedi- ately availed myself of his volunteered services ...
... happened to see something depend- ing from the brim of my wide - awake . On taking it off , I discovered that the object was a white caterpillar , and , remembering this dodge , immedi- ately availed myself of his volunteered services ...
Page 70
... happened to be at all flat or opaque , will yet be content to have next his hooks , when Sea - fishing , snooding as thick as an ordinary salmon - line , and often untwisted so as rather to resemble mop - yarn than what it pretends to ...
... happened to be at all flat or opaque , will yet be content to have next his hooks , when Sea - fishing , snooding as thick as an ordinary salmon - line , and often untwisted so as rather to resemble mop - yarn than what it pretends to ...
Page 111
... happened to be standing there , could see all that was going on below him , whilst I , from my lower position , nearly on a level with the water , and the direction of the sun , which was in my face , could see comparatively nothing ...
... happened to be standing there , could see all that was going on below him , whilst I , from my lower position , nearly on a level with the water , and the direction of the sun , which was in my face , could see comparatively nothing ...
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appear bait believe birds boat bob-fly Boilsfut breed BROOKE FOSS WESTCOTT Brown Trout Carp casting-line catch caterpillar caught cloth coast colour Common Pheasant Crown 8vo doubt eggs fancy fastened Fcap feed fisherman Flat-fish flies flight foxes gaff gimp Gulls hand head hooks inches induced insects instance Isle of Wight Jack keeper kill-devil killed knot La Hulpe larvæ leave length Loch Creran Loch Garry loop Maltby mentioned mouth Natural History nest never occasionally Partridges perfectly perhaps Pheasant pond pounds pounds weight probably pull quarters river Roach round Salmo ferox Salmon scarcely Scotch Sea Trout sea-fishing sea-loch seen shew Shooting shore shot side spawning species spinning sport spring Stock Dove stream sufficiently tackle tail taken throw tion told trailing unfrequently Versoix weather weight whilst fishing young
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