FROM TYRONE TO THE TEST. By James Dickie.
1947 1st edition. 8vo (144 x 223mm). Pp204 + 4pp ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt on dark-green, printed spine-label.
A well-thought-of collection of essays on fly-tying and fishing for trout in the English chalk-streams and the rivers of Central Ireland. Chapters include: Ephemeridae; Tactical; Necessary impedimenta; How to choose your fly; Fly on the water; Bumbles; The sex of the fly; Blue-winged olives; Reductio ad minimum; Optical delusions - what fish see; Coming short; Bottle nose; Striking; Breaking on the strike; When things go right; Tying flies; Some new Mayfly patterns; Central Ireland; The snowstorm rise; An uneasy thought; Conclusion.
A well-thought-of collection of essays on fly-tying and fishing for trout in the English chalk-streams and the rivers of Central Ireland. Chapters include: Ephemeridae; Tactical; Necessary impedimenta; How to choose your fly; Fly on the water; Bumbles; The sex of the fly; Blue-winged olives; Reductio ad minimum; Optical delusions - what fish see; Coming short; Bottle nose; Striking; Breaking on the strike; When things go right; Tying flies; Some new Mayfly patterns; Central Ireland; The snowstorm rise; An uneasy thought; Conclusion.
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16586
| Author | Dickie (James). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 16586 |
| ISBN | B0006ARQV0. |
| Book Description | Slightly browned/faded/used. Good copy without dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1947 |
| Publisher | Seeley, Service and Co. |
| Place | London. |