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Published by Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2005., 2005
ISBN 10: 081170145XISBN 13: 9780811701457
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2005). (2005) 2005 1st US edition. Oblong 4to (285 x 222mm). Pp134. Colour paintings by Rod Sutterby, colour maps, text by Malcolm Greenhalgh, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "We all imagine we know a great deal about our quarry. This fascinating exposition of the life-cycle of the salmon will make every reader realise that there is so much more to know. Packed with all the latest scientific knowledge, it weaves hard facts so cleverly into the fabric of an enthralling narrative that I found it difficult to put down. I commend it to everyone who loves the King of Fish, the Atlantic salmon." (Orri Vigfusson, chairman of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund). Malcolm Greenhalgh is the UK's leading expert on the natural history of salmon and sea-trout. Rod Sutterby is a noted artist of some accomplishment. All in all a beautifully illustrated and informative book well worth a read for anyone with an interest in the species be they angler, naturalist or otherwise. Chapters include:- The Atlantic salmon; Life in the nursery; And off to sea; Return to the river; Has the Atlantic Salmon a future? Paintings and illustrations include; Spey hen fish; summer salmon from River Coquet; Eosalmo driftwoodensis; brown trout; sockeye salmon; Arctic charr; European grayling; cherry salmon; pollan or whitefish; soho salmon; land-locked salmon; three Findhorn salmon; spawning sequence; pair of salmon on the redds; Kellah Burn; egg to fry; fingerling and parr; adult mayfly and stonefly nymph; smolts entering the sea; post-smolts; pike and brown trout; rainbow trout; deforested moorland; grilse; krill; ocean grilse; Findhorn springer; capelin; bottlenosed dolphins; summer grilse, River Halladale; traditional salmon flies; nursery stream; salmon in the estuary; summer salmon; salmon scales; river Aros salmon; a holding pool; River Tyne; modern salmon flies; and much else besides. PREVIOUS PRICE £25.00.
Published by Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2005., 2005
ISBN 10: 0811701018ISBN 13: 9780811701013
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Condition: New. (Hardcover, 2005). 2005 1st edition. Large landscape 4to (300 x 274mm). Ppxiv,290. Colour photographs by the authors throughout. Dark blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slightly shaken. Good-plus in shelf-worn dust-wrapper. Spectacular photographs of many flyfishing venues throughout the world with some account of the authors' experiences. Shore fishing as well as freshwater: New England, the American West, Alaska, Mexico, the Bahamas, Belize, Venezuela, Patagonia, Christmas Island, New Zealand and Russia. Includes a chapter on Argentine sea trout. .
Published by Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2005., 2004
ISBN 10: 0811701271ISBN 13: 9780811701273
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(Hardcover, 2005). 2005 1st edition. Landscape 4to (286 x 223mm). Ppxii,196. Colour plates of flies, colour photographs throughout, bibliography, forewords by Philip Monahan and Art Scheck. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Some edges formerly lightly stuck together owing to exposure to damp in storage. Good in clean dust-wrapper. Excellent large photographs of various species of mayfly in natural situations with well-illustrated advice about corresponding artificials. "Insect behaviour and hatch information are detailed in clear, accessible text, and the selection of fly patterns is sensibly thorough without being overwhelming. This is a terrific book - sharply and cleanly executed, beautifully photographed, and useful." Chapters include: Blue-winged Olives, Baetis sp; Blue Quills, Paraleptophlebia adoptiva; Quill Gordon, Epeorus pleuralis; Hendricksons, Maccaffertium vicarium; March Brown and Gray Fox, Attenella attenuara; Small Eastern Blue-Winged Olive, Ephemerella invaria; Great Eastern Sulfur, Ephemerella invaria; Miniature Eastern Sulfur, Ephemerella dorothea; Miniature Blue-Winged Olive, Acentrella sp; Gray Drake, Sphlnourus sp; Eastern Green Drake, Ephemera gugulata; Brown Drake, Ephemera simulans; Yellow Drake, ephemera varia; Great Olive-Winged Drake, Hexagenia recurvata; Gray-Winged Yellow Quill, Epeorus vitreus; Eastern Blue-Winged Olive, Drunella sp; Cream Cahills and Light Cahills, Maccaffertium sp., Stenonema sp., and Stenocron sp; Slate Drake, Anthopotamus sp; Tricos, Tricorythodes sp; White Fly, Ephoron. .
Published by Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2005., 2005
ISBN 10: 0811732207ISBN 13: 9780811732208
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(Hardcover, 2005). 2005 1st edition. Large 4to (225 x 286mm). Ppxiv,222. Colour photographs of flies by Norm Shires, colour paintings by the author. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight shelf-wear and fading, else fine unread copy. Step by step instructions for tying "54 styles and 110 patterns for mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies and baitfish - the most popular and challenging prey to imitate." Includes advice on tools, materials, entomology, trout behaviour and "specific tips for the effective application of each fly." .
Published by Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2005., 2004
ISBN 10: 0811701271ISBN 13: 9780811701273
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(Hardcover, 2005). 2005 1st edition. Landscape 4to (286 x 223mm). Ppxii,196. Colour plates of flies, colour photographs throughout, bibliography, forewords by Philip Monahan and Art Scheck. Olive end-papers, black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. Excellent large photographs of various species of mayfly in natural situations with well-illustrated advice about corresponding artificials. "Insect behaviour and hatch information are detailed in clear, accessible text, and the selection of fly patterns is sensibly thorough without being overwhelming. This is a terrific book - sharply and cleanly executed, beautifully photographed, and useful." Chapters include: Blue-winged Olives, Baetis sp; Blue Quills, Paraleptophlebia adoptiva; Quill Gordon, Epeorus pleuralis; Hendricksons, Maccaffertium vicarium; March Brown and Gray Fox, Attenella attenuara; Small Eastern Blue-Winged Olive, Ephemerella invaria; Great Eastern Sulfur, Ephemerella invaria; Miniature Eastern Sulfur, Ephemerella dorothea; Miniature Blue-Winged Olive, Acentrella sp; Gray Drake, Sphlnourus sp; Eastern Green Drake, Ephemera gugulata; Brown Drake, Ephemera simulans; Yellow Drake, ephemera varia; Great Olive-Winged Drake, Hexagenia recurvata; Gray-Winged Yellow Quill, Epeorus vitreus; Eastern Blue-Winged Olive, Drunella sp; Cream Cahills and Light Cahills, Maccaffertium sp., Stenonema sp., and Stenocron sp; Slate Drake, Anthopotamus sp; Tricos, Tricorythodes sp; White Fly, Ephoron. .
Published by Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2005., 2005
ISBN 10: 0811701344ISBN 13: 9780811701341
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(Hardcover, 2005). 2005 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 235mm). Ppx,123. Colour photographs by John Gierach, b/w illustrations by Dave Hall. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good first edition in slightly used dust-wrapper. All-round introduction to fly fishing by this famous American fly-tying expert. "This is a fishing book by a guy who really knows how to catch fish." (John Gierach). Chapters include: Wearable gear; Tackle; Care of your gear; The approach; Casting techniques; Flies; Setting the hook; Playing the fish; Releasing the fish; Float fishing; Is that all there is? .