Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies A Survey of the Literature Complete With Original Patterns, 1747-Present

1st Edition

Hardback (01 Feb 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Best-known soft-hackled fly expert, Sylvester Nemes gleans the most useful tips and advice from the history of writings on the soft-hackled fly

Alfred Ronalds, George C. Bainbridge, T. C. Hofland, James R. Leisenring, William H. Lawrie, G. E. M. Skues

Black Spider, March Brown Nymph, Bradshaw's Fancy, Greensleeves, Lunn's Yellow Boy

Drawing from nearly three dozen sources, Nemes follows the development of the soft-hackled fly through 220 years, starting with the first mention of the red spinner mayfly pattern in Richard and Charles Bowlker's 1747 Art of Angling and ending with John Reid's 1971 Clyde-Style Flies, which covers some of the most radical trout fly designs from Scotland's Clyde River. Nemes shares 162 patterns and the best fishing advice from famous anglers from the past.

Book information

ISBN:	9780811700481
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Imprint:	Stackpole Books
Pub date:	01 Feb 2004
Edition:	1st Edition
DEWEY:	688.79124
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	173
Weight:	595g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	19mm