A MODERN DRY-FLY CODE. By Vincent C. Marinaro.
(1950, 1970) 1983 paperback edition. 8vo (137 x 210mm). Ppxvi,270. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, numerous marginal b/w vignette illustrations.
One of the most important angling books and one which revolutionised American trout fishing. Chapters include: A backward look; What price imitation?; Fishing the dry fly on quiet waters - a character study; Fly-dressing theory, or the shape of things to come; Hendrickson - dun and spinner; Blue- and Pale-Winged Sulphurs - dun and spinner; Green Drake - dun and spinner; Japanese Beetle; Grasshopper; Minutae; Fly-dressingpractice, or imitation gained.
One of the most important angling books and one which revolutionised American trout fishing. Chapters include: A backward look; What price imitation?; Fishing the dry fly on quiet waters - a character study; Fly-dressing theory, or the shape of things to come; Hendrickson - dun and spinner; Blue- and Pale-Winged Sulphurs - dun and spinner; Green Drake - dun and spinner; Japanese Beetle; Grasshopper; Minutae; Fly-dressingpractice, or imitation gained.
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32844
| Author | Marinaro (Vincent C.). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 32844 |
| ISBN | 0832903280 / 0832903280. |
| Book Description | Browning and use, creases to cover and preliminaries, good. Used but intact second-hand paperback. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1983 |
| Publisher | Nick Lyons Books / Winchester Press. |
| Place | Piscataway, New Jersey. |