THE ART OF THE WET FLY. By W.S. Roger Fogg.

1979 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 223mm). Ppx,333. Colour plates, b/w photographs, illustrations by the author, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"Based on many years of fishing the wet fly, the author describes in the first part of the book his own philosophy and technique and discusses in detail the development of the North Country fly, the methods of tying and the use of various materials. The second part relates the wet fly to the many insect orders, their life cycles and methods of easy recognition". Chapters include: On imitation and the wet fly; The evolution of the Northern trout fly; On materials and the construction of flies; Fly-fishing tactics on rivers; An approach to stillwaters; Ephemeroptera - the upwinged flies; Sedge or caddis flies; Stoneflies; Diptera; Other creatures of importance to the angler; Miscellaneous patters; A postscript on rods and reels.