by Various Authors (Author)
This detailed guide to fly fishing for salmon comprises nine detailed chapters written by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and drawings. Fly fishing for Salmon takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject and is highly recommended for any fishing enthusiast or historian of the sport. Contents include "Salmon Flies", "Knots", "Gut", "Axioms", "Etc.", "Salmon Flies: Their Varieties and the Modes of Making Them", "Using the Equipment", "Methods of Casting a Salmon Fly", "The Habits of Salmon", "Fly Fishing of Salmon", "Dry Fly Fishing for Salmon", "Wet Fly Fishing for Salmon", "Salmon Rivers", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.