Trout And Salmon Fishing

This early work is an absorbing read for any fishing enthusiast or historian, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Contents Include: The Genesis of an Angler - Tackle and Equipment - The Way of a Trout - Wet-Fl... Read more

This early work is an absorbing read for any fishing enthusiast or historian, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Contents Include: The Genesis of an Angler - Tackle and Equipment - The Way of a Trout - Wet-Fly Fishing for Trout - Dry-Fly Fishing for Trout - Playing a Hooked Trout - Casting for Trout and Salmon and Care of Tackle - Trout and Salmon Biology - Low-Water Fishing for Salmon - Wet-Fly Fishing for Salmon - Dry-Fly and Still-Water Fishing for Salmon - Playing a Salmon - Bait Fishing - Sea Trout - Salmon Fishermen - Feathered Anglers - Where Nature Speaks - Bibliography - Appendices: Salmon Angling Regulations in Canada, Newfoundland, Great Britain, and Ireland - Analysis of Twenty Years'' Catch of Salmon on a Gaspé Private Club Water - Particulars of Lines - Some Useful Knots - Leader Data - Arthur Hutton''s and Sturdy''s Scales for Estimating the Weight of Salmon by Its Length - Tables of Hook Sizes - and an Index. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Less