CRIPPLES and SPINNERS. By Kelly Galloup.
2001 1st edition. Large 8vo (182 x 248mm). Pp147. B/w photographs, colour plates of flies. Speckled beige paper-covered boards, gilt titles to green cloth spine.
"Cripples and spinners are often the most important portions of the surface-feeding trout's diet, yet among the most neglected. Learning more about what and why trout feed on these types of insects, often to the point of refusing healthy insects, is critical to becoming a more complex and successful angler." Chapters include: History; Life cycles; Significance of spinners; Cripples; Techniques; Rigging for cripples and spinners; Reading the water; Patterns for today and designing patterns for tomorrow; Tying techniques and materials; Featured tyers; Equipment; The flies.
"Cripples and spinners are often the most important portions of the surface-feeding trout's diet, yet among the most neglected. Learning more about what and why trout feed on these types of insects, often to the point of refusing healthy insects, is critical to becoming a more complex and successful angler." Chapters include: History; Life cycles; Significance of spinners; Cripples; Techniques; Rigging for cripples and spinners; Reading the water; Patterns for today and designing patterns for tomorrow; Tying techniques and materials; Featured tyers; Equipment; The flies.
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Book Code
60976
| Author | Galloup (Kelly). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 60976 |
| ISBN | 0970721307 / 9780970721303. |
| Book Description | Boards rather bowed but a fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2001 |
| Publisher | Dean Publishing. |
| Place | Traverse City, Michigan. |