FISHING NOWADAYS. By George Brennand.

1951 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppvii,132 + 4pp ads. B/w photograph plates. Green cloth, spine titled in silver gilt.

Discusses the methods of the day; fly and threadline techniques for trout, salmon and seatrout, followed by suggested areas to fish. The book "is divided into three main parts: the catching of trout, salmon and sea trout; with chapters on coarse fishing and 'The Fishing Visitor to Britain.' The author points out that fishing is constantly changing and that while in some places it is much better than it was previously, in others it is much worse; his three chapters illustrating this... are one of the most interesting features of the book". Chapters include:- On fishing as a sport; To those thinking of "taking-up" fishing; Fly-fishing on Scottish, Northern and Western rivers; Thread-line fishing for trout and chub, and the use of a live minnow; Natural fly-fishing; Fishing with a rubber dinghy; Some suggestions on where to fish; Spring fishing with fly and bait; The artistic use of a thread-line reel for salmon; Some suggestions about where to fish; Day-time fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing with a small minnow or lobworm for sea trout in Shetland, West Highland rivers, and elsewhere; Evening and night fishing for sea trout with a fly; Some suggestions as to where to fish for sea trout; On coarse fish and the study of quietness; On fishing in Britain for the visiting angler.