DRY-FLY FISHING. By R.C. Bridgett, M.A, B.Sc. Revised edition.
# (1922) 1929 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 220mm). Pp316+4pp ads. With 2 plates in colour and numerous diagrams, etc. Green cloth, spine and upper board printed and ruled in black.
# This second edition omits the black and white photograph plates of the first edition. "My chief purpose is to make known the virtues of the dry-fly to Scottish anglers..." "A study of the method on Northern waters." (Where To Fish 1930). Chapters include: The object of fishing; The necessity for the dry-fly; Objections answered; Advantages; The apparatus; A little entomology; Floating flies; Instructions; Tactics; Drag; On wading; Trout-stalking; Dapping; Fishing the stream; Dry-fly fishing on lochs and reservoirs; Concerning the wind; The dry-fly season; A day on Clyde; The Daer Water; On Duneaton Water; A day on Tweed; Evening on Tweed; Among the hills; Up the river; the dry-fly fails; A favourite loch; Across the moor; A final cast.
# This second edition omits the black and white photograph plates of the first edition. "My chief purpose is to make known the virtues of the dry-fly to Scottish anglers..." "A study of the method on Northern waters." (Where To Fish 1930). Chapters include: The object of fishing; The necessity for the dry-fly; Objections answered; Advantages; The apparatus; A little entomology; Floating flies; Instructions; Tactics; Drag; On wading; Trout-stalking; Dapping; Fishing the stream; Dry-fly fishing on lochs and reservoirs; Concerning the wind; The dry-fly season; A day on Clyde; The Daer Water; On Duneaton Water; A day on Tweed; Evening on Tweed; Among the hills; Up the river; the dry-fly fails; A favourite loch; Across the moor; A final cast.
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Book Code
55902
Author | Bridgett (Robert Currie). (1880-1961). |
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Book Code | 55902 |
ISBN | B00087FZWS. |
Book Description | Cloth slightly soiled, hinges tender, some browning else good plus, lacks dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1922 |
Publisher | Herbert Jenkins. |
Place | London. |