Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies: A Survey of the Literature Complete with Original Patterns, 1747-Present

Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies: A Survey of the Literature Complete with Original Patterns, 1747-Present
ISBN-10
0811700488
ISBN-13
9780811700481
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
173
Language
English
Published
2003-12
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Author
Sylvester Nemes

Description

Best-known soft-hackled fly expert, Sylvester Nemes gleans the most useful tips and advice from the history of writings on the soft-hackled fly Alfred Ronalds, George C. Bainbridge, T. C. Hofland, James R. Leisenring, William H. Lawrie, G. E. M. Skues Black Spider, March Brown Nymph, Bradshaw's Fancy, Greensleeves, Lunn's Yellow Boy Drawing from nearly three dozen sources, Nemes follows the development of the soft-hackled fly through 220 years, starting with the first mention of the red spinner mayfly pattern in Richard and Charles Bowlker's 1747 Art of Angling and ending with John Reid's 1971 Clyde-Style Flies, which covers some of the most radical trout fly designs from Scotland's Clyde River. Nemes shares 162 patterns and the best fishing advice from famous anglers from the past.

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