Salmon-fishing in Canada, by a resident [W.A. Adamson] ed. by sir J.E. Alexander |
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... spots as they danced and jumped upon the green grass glittering with dew drops ! None for a considerable time sought to make acquaintance with my bait - at last I felt a pull at it , and well was it for my peace of mind during the ...
... spots as they danced and jumped upon the green grass glittering with dew drops ! None for a considerable time sought to make acquaintance with my bait - at last I felt a pull at it , and well was it for my peace of mind during the ...
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... spot where the stream leaves the lake , sometimes tossing the smaller fish lightly to the bank , sometimes wading under overhanging trees and slowly drawing to the landing - net the speckled beauties of a larger size . The day was fine ...
... spot where the stream leaves the lake , sometimes tossing the smaller fish lightly to the bank , sometimes wading under overhanging trees and slowly drawing to the landing - net the speckled beauties of a larger size . The day was fine ...
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... spot where it turns an acute angle , and where its banks are thickly studded with overhanging hawthorns . These I could not pass by land ; the river was deep underneath them ; I could not lift my rod high enough to clear the line of ...
... spot where it turns an acute angle , and where its banks are thickly studded with overhanging hawthorns . These I could not pass by land ; the river was deep underneath them ; I could not lift my rod high enough to clear the line of ...
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... spot where a drain or grasscut emptied itself into the river : I walked up into it , drawing the landing net gradually , and the weight attached to it , after me ; as I proceeded I found the drain grew narrower and narrower , when the ...
... spot where a drain or grasscut emptied itself into the river : I walked up into it , drawing the landing net gradually , and the weight attached to it , after me ; as I proceeded I found the drain grew narrower and narrower , when the ...
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... eddy , and forming a small , and comparatively quiet spot : in this boiling and raging torrent , where they are forced to stop for breath before attempting to overcome the last grand impediment , whilst 26 SALMON FISHING IN CANADA .
... eddy , and forming a small , and comparatively quiet spot : in this boiling and raging torrent , where they are forced to stop for breath before attempting to overcome the last grand impediment , whilst 26 SALMON FISHING IN CANADA .
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