Salmon-fishing in Canada, by a resident [W.A. Adamson] ed. by sir J.E. Alexander |
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Page 55
... , however , they take with much avidity , and afford most excellent sport if they are fished for with light tackle . They are frequently accompanied in their ascent E 4 of the rivers by the more weighty and more cautious SEA TROUT . 55 55.
... , however , they take with much avidity , and afford most excellent sport if they are fished for with light tackle . They are frequently accompanied in their ascent E 4 of the rivers by the more weighty and more cautious SEA TROUT . 55 55.
Page 81
... , only nine or ten of them have ever had a fly thrown upon their unexplored waters , and so it would not be easy to declare what facilities they afford to the fisherman . G Think of this , ye anglers , who have been. 81.
... , only nine or ten of them have ever had a fly thrown upon their unexplored waters , and so it would not be easy to declare what facilities they afford to the fisherman . G Think of this , ye anglers , who have been. 81.
Page 82
... afford ample facilities for taking that noble fish with the rod and the fly . I do not mean to say that none of them present diffi- culties to the fisherman , they would not be pleasant rivers to fish if they did not . They have their ...
... afford ample facilities for taking that noble fish with the rod and the fly . I do not mean to say that none of them present diffi- culties to the fisherman , they would not be pleasant rivers to fish if they did not . They have their ...
Page 84
... afford the most convenient means which can be well conceived of knocking the very best tempered hooks into smash . Well do I remember my first visit to the Chute - en- haut , or upper fall of the Eschemin , or L'Essumain , as it is ...
... afford the most convenient means which can be well conceived of knocking the very best tempered hooks into smash . Well do I remember my first visit to the Chute - en- haut , or upper fall of the Eschemin , or L'Essumain , as it is ...
Page 219
... afford the best sport as long as the water is high and the fish are running up from the sea : between them and the upper pools there is a succession of rapids , through which the salmon do not venture to ascend until the spring floods ...
... afford the best sport as long as the water is high and the fish are running up from the sea : between them and the upper pools there is a succession of rapids , through which the salmon do not venture to ascend until the spring floods ...
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