THE ATLANTIC SALMON. By Lee Wulff.

(1958) 1983 revised edition. 4to (216 x 280mm). Ppviii,280. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Black cloth-backed boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

This book "combines an authoritative study of the natural history, life, and temperament of the Atlantic salmon, with a ...course in the highly skilled act of salmon angling". Chapters include: The paradoxical fish; Salmon fishing - yesterday and today, fly fishing only, black salmon; Why a salmon takes a fly; Tackle - rods, reels, lines and leaders, tackle accessories; The flies - wet flies, dry flies; Where salmon lie; Casting, wading; the presentation - the wet fly, the dry fly, when to use dry - when to use wet; The rise - the wet fly rise, the dry fly rise; The action; Guides; Miscellany; Where to go for salmon - Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Labrador - Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island.