Product Description

First published in 1986 and completely revised and expanded in 1999, this definitive and comprehensive work is now in paperback for the first time. Features include a selection of the principal Irish waters, angling for the disabled, technological advances in the manufacture of rods, reels, lines, leaders and the numerous opportunities now available for overseas fishing. The extensive coverage starts with Ace of Spades and ends with Zulu. In between there is a wealth of information on angling lore, tackle, wet and dry flies, bestselling patterns, advice on casting techniques, fly fishing philosophy, pollution, the many factors affecting the decline of salmon and sea trout stocks, fish farming, conservation, fly fishing for pike and grayling, personalities ranging from the contemporary to the historic landmark figures, knots, rivers, lakes, still water fisheries and reservoirs throughout the British Isles and beyond. This book which represents decades of expert experience will be a fly fisherman's Vade-Mecum

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2117195 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
'It could be no better companion to the sort of person who is happy to spend his spare time thigh-deep in water trying to catch fish.' Sunday Express; 'Excellent. As well as being a useful reference book, this is also a splendid bedside dip-in.' Trout and Salmon; 'Well worth a look.' Independent; 'A handy book of fishing lore.' Shooting Times

About the Author
Conrad Voss Bark, former BBC parliamentary correspondent and fly fishing correspondent of The Times, was a regular contributor to The Field and other sporting and angling publications for more than thirty years. His various angling books include A History of Fly Fishing and A Fly on the Water. Until his death in 2000, he lived on the banks of the Lyd with his wife Anne, another fishing enthusiast who runs the Arundell Arms, a veritable Mecca for fly fishers in Britain. Eric Restall, compiler of The Angler's Quotation Book (also published by Hale), spent the whole of his working life in book publishing. Following early retirement he started a new career teaching family history to mature students, but only in the close season. He lives in Hindhead, Surrey, close to the Hampstead border.