Author : Sylvester Nemes
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811700481
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (4 download)
Book Synopsis Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by : Sylvester Nemes
Download or read book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies written by Sylvester Nemes and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.