(S/hand, Hardcover, 1855). (1854) 1855 2nd edition. Small 8vo (120 x 188mm). Ppvi,418. B/w illustrations. Red textured and blind-stamped cloth, upper board and spine titled and decorated in gilt. Front hinge tender, spine half broken, part missing and edges worn and cloth slightly rubbed but good-plus. The author recalls his travels to northern Europe with many notes on fishing and shooting. "These northern sketches are, in truth, a continuation of a former work, 'The Erne, its Legends and its Fly-fishing;' as the expedition which gave rise to them was in every respect the same as the old Belleek fishing-association, with a simple change of scene." Chapters include:- Preparation; The voyage; The Shipwash Sand; The landfall; Christiansand; The Torjedahl; The encampment Mosse Eurd; Making a night of it; The hell fall; Departure from Torjedahl; The mountain march; The homestead; The church; Breaking up the encampment; Eider duck hunting; The coasting voyage; Gotheborg; Trollhatten; Gaddeback; Wenern; The meet; The commencement of the Skal; The Satterval; Making another night of it; The watch fire; Beating out the Skal; The ball; The wedding; Homeward bound. .
This excellent copy of the classic book is in mint condition, reprinted as part of the limited run of 500 printings that makes up the Flyfisher's Classic Library. Published in 1996. Brown Leather binding and a hard canvas slipcase. Copy includes numerous black and white drawings by Pearce Bates. Excellent condition. Great copy for any angler. A Modern Dry Fly Code is a staple in any trout fisherman's library and this is truly a gem of a print.
1st USA 1976. Very good condition in a ok dustwrapper. USA Edition. A startling and penetrating look at trout behavior and riseforms. Large format. Green cloth with silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations and a few colour photos. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Dustwrapper is frayed and creased at edges.
A copy of this fine book by one of Britains most accomplished salmon fishermen Reprinted as part of the limited edition series Flyfisher's Classic Library. Bound in full leather with the title and decoration done in gilt on the spine. Silk ribbon marker. 352 pages. Fine condition. A nice account of various Salmon streams in the UK
This classic guide contains the text of the original 1963 edition and incorporates an introduction to Kite for a new generation of readers. As well as colour pictures of Kite's flies, there is a classification of natural nymphs by type and details of the basic requirements of an artificial nymph.
American Fly Fishing: A History, published in 1987, reprinted several times and then reissued in a revised edition in 1999, is the most comprehensive history of the subject yet published. Historian Paul Schullery, who served as the first executive director of the American Museum of Fly Fishing (1977-1982), which funded the writing of the book, subjects the entire colorful saga of this beloved sport to a fresh scrutiny, reconsidering and refining many elements of the story, Drawing from a host of recent research findings, American Fly Fishing: A History was the first examination of the sport's history to treat the subject as a truly national matter. Schullery shifted much of the emphasis away from the origin stories of the east coast to show how the sport evolved and broadened as its practitioners moved into new and unfamiliar watersheds (in the American West, in warm water, and in salt water) that challenged anglers to adapt and develop their own tackle and techniques to meet the needs of the local waters and fish species. So quickly was its authority recognized that in 1989, only two years after its publication, Trout magazine recognized American Fly Fishing: A History as one of the most important trout–related books of the previous thirty years.
This volume's ordinary-sounding title masks a unique compilation by some of North America's foremost fishery personnel, biologists, and conservationists. Not written from the sportsperson's perspective, but of ultimate relevance to anglers and naturalists alike, it covers trout ancestry, physiology, environment, and habits. A section on the 13 distinct trout species found in the United States comprises nearly half of the book with ( full descriptions and charts with fin ray counts , scale counts , other measurements and weights ) . A useful bibliography of over 700 items enhances its value. Despite efforts to ensure readability, the book is essentially technical and provides more information than most anglers will want. Full color photos , maps and tables . This is in excellent condition .
One of the most important modern books on flyfishing. Pioneering stuff on rise-forms, presentation, and on the way natural and artificial flies appear to the trout. Chapters include: The trout and the fly; The approach; How to see trout; Where trout lie; The light patch; Clues to feeding behaviour; How the trout sees; What the trout sees of the fly; What the trout sees of the angler; Fishing the nymph; Reading the take to the nymph; Fishing the dry fly; The search for truth; What we set out to achieve - and why; How to tie the new patterns; Postscript - the barbless hook.
1980 1st edition. 4to (211 x 276mm). Pp192. Colour & b/w photographs, line illustrations. Binding B. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. End-paper inscription o/w very good in dust-wrapper.
“Fly Fishing the River of Second Chances is about starting over, about navigating our way when our choices take us in over our heads. Delightful, sometimes bittersweet, often hilarious, and always deeply affectionate, here is a portrait of Sweden and a memoir about second chances that no reader will forget.”