A HOLIDAY FISHERMAN. By Maurice Headlam, C.B., C.M.G. First edition.

A HOLIDAY FISHERMAN. By Maurice Headlam, C.B., C.M.G. First edition.

A SALMON FISHER'S ODYSSEY: RIVERS AND REFLECTIONS. By John Ashley-Cooper.

A SALMON FISHER'S ODYSSEY: RIVERS AND REFLECTIONS. By John Ashley-Cooper.

FLY FISHING FOR SALMON: A MODERN TECHNIQUE. By Richard Waddington.

1951 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 224mm). Pp205. B/w photographs, illustrations by Edward Price and Margaret Mackenzie. Salmon-red cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"For some years it has become increasingly evident that salmon fishing as a sport is facing a crisis. The decision which must shortly be reached by all those who fish is one which is fundamental to all sport. ..whether to win is more important than to 'play the game'. ..It is a problem which many of us feel is tearing up the deep-rooted traditions of such games as cricket and tennis, and it is a problem to which there can be no mass solution. Every man must carry his own answer in his own heart and consicence." The author addresses the question, coming down, immediately, on the side of "the artistry required to tempt a most beautiful and inaccessible creature which inhabits another world into joining issue with you on terms not unfavourable to himself." Chapters include: Sunk-line fishing: Tackle, rods; Rod fitting; Reels and lines; Casts and knots; Flies; Et cetera. Sunk-line strategy and tactics (five chapters). Greased-line fishing: Equipment; Presentation; Fishing the fly; contact; Low water, high summer; Fresh ideas on flies; The dry fly.
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Book Code
61672
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Author Waddington (Richard Luis Owen). (1910-1999).
Book Code 61672
ISBN B001AVY9MI.
Book Description End-paper removed, name to half-title, slight browning, hinges tender, use to boards but a good copy, lacks dust-wrapper.
Book Cover Hardcover
Published Date 1951
Publisher Faber and Faber.
Place London.