The perfect fly fishing book for today's novice, enthusiastic amateur, as well as the devoted angler is part narration of the author's own angling obsessions and adventures, part practical how-to, and part meditation on a connection to the natural world.

The editor-at-large of "Fly Fisherman" covers a variety of prime fly fishing topics in an instructive and engaging style, exploring technique, design, and reading the water. 43 illustrations.

Excerpt from The Complete Science of Fly Fishing and Spinning In writing this book the author has endeavoured to confine his text entirely to subjects that he thinks will interest every fisherman and be of assistance to those who, owing to lack of opportunity, are neither experienced nor skilful. Even when he has ventured to express his opinion on controversial subjects he hopes that his views will cause offence to none. The average fisherman may not want to know how to build a rod - but he certainly wishes to know how to select one and how to use it. He may not want to make his own flies - but he certainly desires to know what flies to get and when and how to use them. He does not want to make his fishing line - what he wants is to know how to extend it and how to preserve its usefulness. If it desirable and necessary to obtain help in order to become a proficient fly fisherman, the author admits the great advantages of personal tuition when it is obtainable. But, on the other hand he is confident that, by explaining in simple language the science of casting and fishing with he uses when teaching the student personally, he can help the reader to acquire, by careful attention, a success which will well repay him for his trouble. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"I have endeavored in the following treatise on Fly-making, to divest the subject, as far as possible, of all technicalities and superfluities; at the same time, I have entered into such full details in the construction of the Fly, that by adopting the process I have pointed out, and following the instructions I have given, the aspirants to the art of Fly-making may speedily become proficients." 'Blacker's Art of Fly Making' is a guide book by fishing expert William Blacker. He recalls his days as a fly fisher in Britain Hibernia and his native home, Ireland.