fly fishing - the north country tradition

FLY FISHING - THE NORTH COUNTRY TRADITION

There is an increasing awareness that North Country trout flies, which employ easily obtainable and natural feathers and fibres in their construction, are the most consistently reliable imitators of natural insects, and there is considerable interest in their origins and correct dressing. The lives and backgrounds of many of the famous North Country fly-fishers are brought together for the first time in this comprehensive work. Also included are authentic dressings of all the North Country flies, many taken from old manuscripts with the original authors’ notes and comments. Thirty specially selected North Country patterns have been tied and colour plates of these are included in the book, together with many other illustrations. A location map of all British mayflies, on a river by river basis is included; the first time that a distribution list such as this has been included in an angling book.
Written by an angler with over 65 years experience of game fishing on rivers and lakes, both in Britain and throughout the world, this complete history of fly fishing in Yorkshire and its neighbouring counties, and a hymn of praise to angling on the spate rivers, FLY FISHING The North Country Tradition has already become a classic in angling literature.


SOME REVIEWS & COMMENTS ON THIS BOOK “This work is a superbly detailed and illustrated record of two centuries of river trouting in the north country. …. …..Fly Fishing is the result of very considerable scholarship …….. Leslie Magee should be congratulated – I doubt if a more valuable addition to British angling literature will be published for some time.” SALMON, TROUT & SEA-TROUT “ This is a rare and unusual book, destined to become a classic” FLYDRESSER Fly Fishing - The North Country Tradition Size 245 x 170 Extent 220 pages Illustrations 5 colour plates 30 b&x illustrations Binding Genuine cloth, hardback, with colour dust jacket I S B N 1 85825 025 0 Price £22 Add to Basket Published by Smith Settle Return to top