Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 241William Blackwood, 1937 - England |
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Singapore fish , like all tropical fish , was insipid , he maintained . No fish was worth eating unless it was caught in cold water , preferably the cold water of the North Sea . The second officer put in a plea for the Australian ...
Singapore fish , like all tropical fish , was insipid , he maintained . No fish was worth eating unless it was caught in cold water , preferably the cold water of the North Sea . The second officer put in a plea for the Australian ...
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But midday has brought no breeze , and now , for a spell of two hours or so , the fish will not feed . ... throwing a shadow over the water , and under these conditions fishing for the lake mahseer reaches its highest point of art .
But midday has brought no breeze , and now , for a spell of two hours or so , the fish will not feed . ... throwing a shadow over the water , and under these conditions fishing for the lake mahseer reaches its highest point of art .
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For twenty minutes the fight goes on hard and fast , but at length the fish tires , and as I lead him up to the boat Kishna slips the big landing- net under him . Four pounds and three - quarters the spring- balance says , and a ...
For twenty minutes the fight goes on hard and fast , but at length the fish tires , and as I lead him up to the boat Kishna slips the big landing- net under him . Four pounds and three - quarters the spring- balance says , and a ...
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Contents
THE CHRONICLES OF LITTLE COVE 340 | 231 |
THE FOURTH SERVICE BY FRANCIS H SIBSON 563 | 377 |
THE KNIGHT OF THE CLOUD PALACE 723 | 400 |
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