FISHING IN EDEN. A record of fifty years with rod and line in the valleys of the Eden and Eamont; to which are added some practical notes on flies and tackle. By William Nelson.

FISHING IN EDEN. A record of fifty years with rod and line in the valleys of the Eden and Eamont; to which are added some practical notes on flies and tackle. By William Nelson.

THE NORTH COUNTRY FLY: YORKSHIRE'S SOFT HACKLE TRADITION. By Robert L. Smith. Two volume de luxe leather-bound edition.

THE NORTH COUNTRY FLY: YORKSHIRE'S SOFT HACKLE TRADITION. By Robert L. Smith. Two volume de luxe leather-bound edition.

THE NORTH COUNTRY FLY: YORKSHIRE'S SOFT HACKLE TRADITION. By Robert L. Smith.

2015 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Ppx,302. Colour and b/w photographs, line drawings. Dark blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

Beautifully illustrated with examples of actual flies and materials, and with images from the original manuscripts, this book tells the definitive story of the North Country fly. The author's research has brought to light many rare documents, providing evidence for a tradition of imitative fly dressing, particularly in Yorkshire's Wharfedale, going back over 300 years. He has had access to several rare and early fly lists and his book includes the full texts of several previously unpublished manuscripts - from William Lister's fishing diary 1712-1724 to a number of fly-lists of nineteenth century beck-watchers. Additionally he provides much new information on previously published sources such as Walbran, Pritt and Edmonds and Lee, as well as up-to-date information on tying and fishing soft-hackle flies. "...a sheer joy to read, standing head and shoulders above all others on the subject of soft-hackled flies." (Paul Procter in Trout and Salmon Magazine).
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Author Smith (Robert L.).
Book Code 35337
ISBN 1904784658 / 9781904784654.
Book Description Fine new copy in dust-wrapper.
Book Cover Hardcover
Published Date 2015
Publisher Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd.
Place Machynlleth, Powys.