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 & 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.