GAME FISHING. By William B. Currie.
1962 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 235mm). Pp174. B/w photographs and illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.
A detailed look at fishing for trout, grayling, seatrout and salmon - mainly in Scotland. Chapters include:- Beginners' trout; Five ways with a trout fly: (1) Downstream wet and loch fishing, (2) Upstream wet, (3) Conventional dry fly, (4) Rough-stream dry fly, (5) Nymphing; How to buy good tackle; The river in spring; Trout in a virgin river; Trout bigger than average; Lochs: when to begin; Lochs and lakes under a spring sky; Fishing in the doldrums; Greased-line fishing on the loch; The technique of the tired nymph; Still evening fishing; Investigating a loch; Ill winds on the trout loch; New lochs and new levels; Migrations of salmon and trout; Grayling in the trout stream; Europe's biggest grayling; A note about char; Beginners' sea trout; Sea trout at night; Spring sea trout; Dapping for sea trout; Beginners' salmon; Spring, summer and autumn salmon; Salmon and the fly; Spinning for salmon; Nymphing for salmon; Fly and bait evolution; Hydro-electric power and the salmon; The modern drainage regime; Towards a rule of thumb.
A detailed look at fishing for trout, grayling, seatrout and salmon - mainly in Scotland. Chapters include:- Beginners' trout; Five ways with a trout fly: (1) Downstream wet and loch fishing, (2) Upstream wet, (3) Conventional dry fly, (4) Rough-stream dry fly, (5) Nymphing; How to buy good tackle; The river in spring; Trout in a virgin river; Trout bigger than average; Lochs: when to begin; Lochs and lakes under a spring sky; Fishing in the doldrums; Greased-line fishing on the loch; The technique of the tired nymph; Still evening fishing; Investigating a loch; Ill winds on the trout loch; New lochs and new levels; Migrations of salmon and trout; Grayling in the trout stream; Europe's biggest grayling; A note about char; Beginners' sea trout; Sea trout at night; Spring sea trout; Dapping for sea trout; Beginners' salmon; Spring, summer and autumn salmon; Salmon and the fly; Spinning for salmon; Nymphing for salmon; Fly and bait evolution; Hydro-electric power and the salmon; The modern drainage regime; Towards a rule of thumb.
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Book Code
44671
Author | Currie (William Brown). (1930-2015). |
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Book Code | 44671 |
ISBN | B001AVY6DK. |
Book Description | Slight browning else very good in rubbed and used dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1962 |
Publisher | Stanley Paul and Co. |
Place | London. |