THE FISHERMAN'S HANDBOOK: TROUT, SALMON AND SEA TROUT WITH NOTES ON COARSE FISHING. By George Brennand.

Published by Ward, Lock & Co. London & Melbourne. 1951

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). (1951) 1954 "Reprinted with corrections." 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight marks to cloth, slight browning to edges and end-papers with owner's name. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .…

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Title
THE FISHERMAN'S HANDBOOK: TROUT, SALMON AND SEA TROUT WITH NOTES ON COARSE FISHING. By George Brennand.
Author
Brennand (George).
Publisher
Ward, Lock & Co. London & Melbourne. 1951
Binding
Hardcover

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PAUL MORGAN IS A LEADING DEALER in scarce, out-of-print & new books on fishing and field sports. Paul has developed this business over more than forty years. His business, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., carries the world's largest range of books on fishing and field sports, sporting guns and dogs, deer, big game hunting & falconry. Coch-y-Bonddu Books is also a noted publisher of fine sporting works, as well as being the custodian of the famous Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint. Under Paul's editorial direction, the list of titles available under both his Coch-y- Bonddu Books imprint and the Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint grows by the month. Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., incorporated in the United Kingdom, Company No. 04636991. Registered address: 15 Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AG. Business and correspondence Address: 13 Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DG.…

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Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd

Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd,, Bull House, 15 Penrallt Street
Machynlleth, United Kingdom SY20 8AG