THE ORVIS FLY-FISHING GUIDE. By Tom Rosenbauer.

1984 1st edition. 4to (222 x 286mm). Ppx,246. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Georgine MacGarvey, bibliography. Blue paper-covered boards, blue cloth spine titled in silver-gilt.

"Here is a complete, down-to-earth, and highly practical introduction to the exciting sport of fly fishing. All the important elements and types of fly fishing are presented: tackle selection, casting, presentation, flies and their special uses; successful techniques on streams, pond, or ocean; tackle, flies, and special methods of fishing for every major gamefish in fresh and saltwater, from bluegill to tarpon". Chapters include:- What is fly-fishing?; Fly rods and line sizes; Lines and reels; Leaders and knots; Fly casting; Flies; Fly selection; Stream tactics; Still waters; Salmon, steelhead and saltwater fly-fishing; Striking, playing and landing; Accessories; Care of fly-fishing tackle. "This guide may be the single most valuable item a novice angler can buy... and most of us would do well to reread the sections on flies, fly selection and stream tactics every spring before pulling on our waders for the first time". (Silvio Calabi)". If Tom Rosenbauer has left something out of this book, I'm hard-pressed to find it. Makes me want to start over again". (Tony Atwill)". This is a thorough, practical, and enormously helpful book". (Paul Schullery).