Handbook of Angling - Teaching Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom-Fishing and Salmon-Fishing

"e;A Handbook of Angling"e; contains a detailed, illustrated guide to fishing, covering fly-fishing, trolling, bottom-fishing, salmon-fishing, and more. Accessible and beginner-friendly, it is essentially a guide to the natural history of river fish and the best ways to catch them, and sure to be of utility to anglers new and old. Contents include: "e;Angling Defined"e;, "e;Divided into Three Branches"e;, "e;Into Fly-fishing, Trolling, and Bottom-Fishing"e;, "e;Each Briefly Described"e;, The Superiority and Merits of Fly-fishing"e;, "e;Throwing the Line and Flies"e;, "e;Humouring Them"e;, "e;Fishing a Stream"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with that in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.