This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive treatise on dry-fly
fishing, with both theoretical and practical information for the dry-fly
fishing enthusiast. Although old, the information contained within these
pages is timeless, making this both a handy resource and a great
addition to collections of fishing literature. The chapters of this
volume include: 'The Dry-Fly Fisherman's Gear', 'Floating Flies and Sunk
Flies', 'How to Cast', 'Where to Cast', 'When to Cast', 'Studies of Fish
Feeding', 'Circumstances Affecting the Angler's Sport', 'Selection of
Fly', 'Evening Fishing', 'Autopsy', 'Trout or Grayling', 'The Management
of a Fishery', et cetera. This text is being republished now complete
with a specially commissioned introduction on the history of fishing.