SIMPLIFIED FLY FISHING. By S.R. Slaymaker II. Illustrations by Ned Smith.

. 1969 1st edition. 8vo (146 x 218mm). Ppxviii,142. B/w illustrations by Ned Smith. Green boards, blue cloth spine titled in black and white.

. "The book that guarantees to have the beginner on the water and fishing with flies in half an hour". Half an hour might be pushing it but a nice enough basic beginner's guide to flyfishing. Chapters include:- How to take your first fish on a fly... in one evening!; How to catch your first trout on a fly; Casting, playing, and landing; Streamers; The wet fly-nymph; The dry fly; Tackle tips for fly rodding; Between the hatches; Warm-water fly rodding; Salt-water fly rodding; Ten commandments of stream etiquette; A fly angler's library. The foreword is by Sparse Grey Hackle.