HAIR AND FUR IN FLY DRESSING. By Thomas Clegg.

(1962) 1969 2nd edition. 8vo stapled paperback (139 x 217mm). Pp56. B/w photographs.

Enlarged second edition, includes about 200 patterns. "Since the publication of the first edition... great increase in interest in hairwing flies especially has occurred; great strides have been made in the development of patterns for all fly-fishing purposes, and many more hair and fur materials have been made available. This greatly enlarged second edition has been published to meet the demand for up-to-date professional knowledge of techniques and materials; much new information has been added, and a new section on reservoir patterns fulfils the need for more information on dressing hair flies for this popular field of fly-fishing." (From the author's introduction to the second edition). Chapters include: Prologue; What and where; How; Hairwing salmon fly dressings; Seatrout flies; Dry flies for salmon and seatrout; Patterns for reservoirs and lakes - larvae, nymphs, puae, lures; Mayflies and dragonflies; Dry fly patterns; Wet trout fly patterns; Nymphs.