CHALKSTREAM AND MOORLAND: THOUGHTS ON TROUT-FISHING. By Harold Russell, of the Inner Temple and Midland Circuit.
1911 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 208mm). Ppviii,251. Not illustrated. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.
"It may seem bold to write a book on fishing with the avowed object of amusing rather than teaching". So writes the author, who does indeed amuse the reader, without omiting altogether to instruct, with chapters discussing the antiquity of dry-fly fishing; sunk and floating flies; the River Test; seasons for trout fishing, Exmoor at Easter; mayfly on the Kennet; sunk-fly fished downstream; south country vs north country trout; small burns and brooks; loch fishing in Scotland and Ireland; hill lochs where the small trout do not rise freely; sense organs of trout; sea trout fishing in low water and in lochs.
"It may seem bold to write a book on fishing with the avowed object of amusing rather than teaching". So writes the author, who does indeed amuse the reader, without omiting altogether to instruct, with chapters discussing the antiquity of dry-fly fishing; sunk and floating flies; the River Test; seasons for trout fishing, Exmoor at Easter; mayfly on the Kennet; sunk-fly fished downstream; south country vs north country trout; small burns and brooks; loch fishing in Scotland and Ireland; hill lochs where the small trout do not rise freely; sense organs of trout; sea trout fishing in low water and in lochs.
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3931
| Author | Russell (Harold John Hastings). (1868-1926). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 3931 |
| ISBN | B000L4CBR0. |
| Book Description | Slight browning and use, end-paper names, but a good copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1911 |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder and Co. |
| Place | London. |