THE CONFIDENT FLY FISHER. By Cunliffe R. Pearce.

1972 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 223mm). Pp205. B/w line illustrations, bibliography. Blue-green boards, spine titled in gilt.

Tips and strategies for river flyfishing for trout, together with one short chapter on grayling. Chapters include: A dish of trout; The trout's senses; The trout's larder; Tradition and modern practice; Under-surface: downstream; Under-surface: upstream; On-surface: dry fly; In-surface: stuck nymph and spinner-fall; Rod, line, and reel; Gear, gadgets and gimmickry; Casting; Fine and far off; Sunshine / shadow strategy; Drifting the dry fly down; Fly selection; Evening rise; Night fishing; Times of the take; Grayling; Still water revolution; Flies for the still water; Bad weather in spring; When trout refuse the fly on the water; Two night experiences; Three men in a boat.