THE DRY-FLY MAN'S HANDBOOK: A COMPLETE MANUAL; including THE FISHERMAN'S ENTOMOLOGY and THE MAKING AND MANAGEMENT OF A FISHERY. By Frederic M. Halford. Derrydale Press Paperback Reprint.

(1913) 2001 paperback edition. 8vo paperback with flaps. Ppxvi,416. B/w photographs and illustrations.

This is a good quality paperback edition of this revised compilation from "Dry-fly fishing in theory and practice," "Dry-fly entomology," and "Making a fishery." Part 1 Dry-Fly Fishing; chapters include; rod and tackle; casting; the ethics of the dry fly; choice of pattern; drag; favourable and unfavourable conditions; the psychological moment; dry fly on lochs and lakes; striking and handling a hooked fish. Part 2 The Fisherman's Entomology; chapters include; the study of entomology; mayflies, duns and spinners; caddis flies; stoneflies, alders, smuts, etc. Part 3 The Making and Management of a Fishery; chapters include; selection of a water; general management; weeds and weed cutting; killing down the trout's enemies; stocking.