A List of Special Trout & Grayling Flies for Dry & Wet Fly Fishing

Woolley, Roger

Published by Roger Woolley ( Privately Published ) / Parker, Tutbury, Burton on Trent

About this Item

Not dated, approx 1930s. 41pp. Fair/None. Soft grey card covers with minor rubbing to edges/spine, a little creasing, staples rusted so contents loose. Contents fair with very minor soiling. A scarce little catalogue giving comprehensive details of fishing flies tied by Woolley. Includes details of materials used and methods of tying. Also included is comprehensive detail of the sources he uses for his fly styles. Includes reference to flies recommended by Frederic M Halford who wrote a number of books on fly-fishing between 1886 and 1913, John William Dunne's 'Sunshine & the Dry Fly' published in 1924, George Edward Skues 'The Way of a Trout with the Fly (1921), Lee & Edmond's 'Brook & River Trouting' (1916), and Ewen M Tod's 'Wet Fly-Fishing Treated Methodically' (1903). Includes letters of commendation from previous customers. Written by Roger Woolley, practical angler, fly fisher and fly tier & supplier of Tutbury near Burton on Trent. Woolley wrote a number of books on fly-fishing. Seller Inventory # 007020

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Title: A List of Special Trout & Grayling Flies for...

Publisher: Roger Woolley ( Privately Published ) / Parker, Tutbury, Burton on Trent

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket