THE TROUT AND THE FLY: A NEW APPROACH. By John Goddard and Brian Clarke.
1980 1st edition. 4to (211 x 276mm). Pp191. Colour and b/w photographs, line illustrations. Orange-red boards, spine titled in gilt.
One of the most important modern books on flyfishing. Pioneering stuff on rise-forms, presentation, and on the way natural and artificial flies appear to the trout. Chapters include: The trout and the fly; The approach; How to see trout; Where trout lie; The light patch; Clues to feeding behaviour; How the trout sees; What the trout sees of the fly; What the trout sees of the angler; Fishing the nymph; Reading the take to the nymph; Fishing the dry fly; The search for truth; What we set out to achieve - and why; How to tie the new patterns; Postscript - the barbless hook.
One of the most important modern books on flyfishing. Pioneering stuff on rise-forms, presentation, and on the way natural and artificial flies appear to the trout. Chapters include: The trout and the fly; The approach; How to see trout; Where trout lie; The light patch; Clues to feeding behaviour; How the trout sees; What the trout sees of the fly; What the trout sees of the angler; Fishing the nymph; Reading the take to the nymph; Fishing the dry fly; The search for truth; What we set out to achieve - and why; How to tie the new patterns; Postscript - the barbless hook.
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Book Code
37528
| Author | Goddard (John) and Clarke (Brian). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 37528 |
| ISBN | 0510225349 / 0510225349. |
| Book Description | Good-plus copy in used and stained dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1980 |
| Publisher | Ernest Benn. |
| Place | London and Tonbridge. |