FISHERMAN'S SPRING. By Roderick Haig-Brown.

Haig-Brown (Roderick Langmere). (1908-1976).

Published by Crown Publishers. New York. 1975

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1951) 1975 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp222. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Yellow / brown cloth. Slight use but very good in slightly tanned and used dust-wrapper. A "fisherman's spring must start, I think, with the opening of [the] trout season," writes Roderick Haig-Brown, and so begins this lively, informed book that ranges from the intricate mechanics of fly fishing to a broad statement of the author's philosophy of life. ".As much a book about the practical aspects of fly fishing, with learned advice from a master about everything from fly selection to wading techniques, as it is about the deep rewards an angler can find through his sport." Chapters include: The art of fishing; Spring defined; Figures and definitions; Fry imitations; Early cutthroat lakes; The maculate purist; The unexpected fish; Recognising birds; Putting fish back; Local knowledge; The fish by the cedar stump; Fly types; The forecast; The new rod; Fly lines; A boy and a fish pole; Northward geese; Stonefly imitations; The secret life; Boats and fast water; On wading; Fishing and the common man; When is a rainbow; Leave the guns at home; On casting; Charles Cotton; Fishermen and forestry; Family sortie; Essential simplicity; Don't you ever get tired?; Garden party day; Fishing and milkmaids; The depth of the wood. This is the third book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and Fisherman's Summer. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FISHERMAN'S SPRING. By Roderick Haig-Brown.
• Publisher: Crown Publishers. New York. 1975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new