THE ART OF CHALK STREAM FISHING. By C.F. Walker.

1968 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppvii,192. B/w photographs. Dark blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"Although the sport of chalk-stream fishing has produced a considerable volume of literature, to which Commander Walker has himself contributed, it is now many years since a comprehensive work on the subject has appeared. [This book] is a most valuable manual of instruction with its emphasis throughout on the means rather than the end..." Chapters include: Art or craft?; A season on the chalk stream; The mayfly interlude; Strategy; Identification of flies; Casting; Dry-fly fishing; Nymph fishing; Striking; Playing and landing; The evening rise; Carrier fishing; Grayling; The food of the chalk stream; On fly-tying; Standard patterns for the chalk stream; Some useful dressings; On limits; Tactical and ethical; Bibliographical.