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Page 19
... took no notice of it . It was , however , almost im- mediately repeated , when I instinctively struck , and found to my surprise that it proceeded from " no waiter , but a Knight Templar , " a good Trout of over three pounds , which I ...
... took no notice of it . It was , however , almost im- mediately repeated , when I instinctively struck , and found to my surprise that it proceeded from " no waiter , but a Knight Templar , " a good Trout of over three pounds , which I ...
Page 20
... took it in all earnestness , and held it tight just as long as it suited him , without taking any notice of the gentle touch you favoured him with . Nay , further , being rather hungry , and finding your bait fresh and juicy , just what ...
... took it in all earnestness , and held it tight just as long as it suited him , without taking any notice of the gentle touch you favoured him with . Nay , further , being rather hungry , and finding your bait fresh and juicy , just what ...
Page 26
... 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 which I had thus seen and missed , when he told ...
... 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 which I had thus seen and missed , when he told ...
Page 83
... took out of a Lobster - trap a Three - bearded Rockling , as men- tioned below ( page 86 ) , and this year ( 1859 ) -on a long line - one of that remarkable and fantastic looking species , the Gemmous Dragonet , seven inches in length ...
... took out of a Lobster - trap a Three - bearded Rockling , as men- tioned below ( page 86 ) , and this year ( 1859 ) -on a long line - one of that remarkable and fantastic looking species , the Gemmous Dragonet , seven inches in length ...
Page 89
... took advantage of the pool thus formed for the purpose of washing their sheep , for which operation it afforded a convenient place . At length his patience became exhausted , and a number of Salmon having become congre- gated at the ...
... took advantage of the pool thus formed for the purpose of washing their sheep , for which operation it afforded a convenient place . At length his patience became exhausted , and a number of Salmon having become congre- gated at the ...
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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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