THE FISHERMAN'S HANDBOOK: TROUT, SALMON AND SEA TROUT WITH NOTES ON COARSE FISHING. By George Brennand. 80 drawings by Colin Gibson.

1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies and baits (from Hardy Brothers), b/w photographs, and with 80 b/w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt.

A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read.