. Days and nights of salmon fishing in the River Tweed. Salmon fishing -- Tweed River; Salmon. 140 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF SALMON FISHING. A cold bath for a few minutes more or less is of no consequence; so I made him remain a space, like iEtna pressing upon the shoulders of Enceladus, till I came up and gripped the huge salmon by the tail, and walked to dry land with him, triumphant. I was nearly three hours in killing this fish, all owing to the derangement of a multiplying reel; and as this contrivance, though useful enough in our trout rivers, will by no means answer with very large fish, I hav
. Days and nights of salmon fishing in the River Tweed. Salmon fishing -- Tweed River; Salmon. 140 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF SALMON FISHING. A cold bath for a few minutes more or less is of no consequence; so I made him remain a space, like iEtna pressing upon the shoulders of Enceladus, till I came up and gripped the huge salmon by the tail, and walked to dry land with him, triumphant. I was nearly three hours in killing this fish, all owing to the derangement of a multiplying reel; and as this contrivance, though useful enough in our trout rivers, will by no means answer with very large fish, I have mentioned the above occurrence in detail as a warning to others. After this time I caused to be made some large single reels, nicely constructed, so as to give the line out evenly, and not run too slackly; and I directed that the cylinders should be of a very ample circumference, which gave me the same advantage that a multiplying reel has with the usual William Purdie at that time rented the Bolside- water, which runs by Abbotsford, and in which I caught this fish. His son, then a little boy, happened to pass by when I landed him, and I sent him home to his. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Scrope, William, 1772-1852. London : Hamilton, Adams; Glasgow : Thomas D. Morison
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