FLY-FISHING FOR COARSE FISH: THEORY and TECHNIQUE. By William J. Howes. Series editor Kenneth Mansfield.

(1959) 1967 reprint. Small format (95 x 165mm). Pp96. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue.

One of the scarcer titles in the excellent and highly collectable 'How to Catch Them' series. Chapters include: Introduction to fly fishing; The outfit - the fly rod, the fly reel, the fly line, casts, landing net; Flies - natural history, artificial flies; Other lures and imitations; Casting a fly - correct timing, at the water, 'shooting' a line, a casting fault, accuracy; The quarry - the rudd, the roach, the chub, the dace, other species; Fishing the fly - the dry fly, dry fly upstream, if you've marked out a chub, any pattern?, fishing the water, dry fly downstream, fishing the spent fly, the wet fly, wet fly upstream, wet fly downstream, search the deep water, nymph fishing; General tactics - rivers and streams, approach, working upstream, a shotted cast, drag, fly fishing a lake, 'blow-lining' for rudd, striking and hooking, netting the captive, notes on wading, a reminiscence. Appendices are: Care of tackle; Hints.