The Young Angler

The Young Sportsman's Library, Adam and Charles Black, London, Second Edition 1961. Chipping at top of dustjacket, mended internally with brown paper and covered in plastic to protect. Foxing to page edges and endpapers, damp? stain at edges of lower pages. Two inscriptions in ink on front endpaper.

This early work is a fascinating read for any fisherman containing much information and anecdote that is still useful and practical today. With fifteen plates and 28 line illustrations. Contents Include: Charms of Angling; Trout Fishing Equipment; Wet-Fly Fishing for Trout; Dry-Fly and Nymph Fishing for Trout; Worm Fishing for Trout; Dapping and Stone-Fly Fishing for Trout; Spinning for Trout; Grayling Fishing; Spinning for Salmon; Fly Fishing for Salmon; Harling and Greased Line Fishing; Worm and Prawn Fishing for Salmon; Sea Trout Fishing; Coarse Fishing; Coarse Fishing Rods and Tackle; Favourite Coarse Fish Baits; Roach and Rudd Fishing; Chub and Dace Fishing; Bream and Barbel Fishing; Carp, Tench and Eel Fishing; Perch and Pike Fishing; Small Stuff; Sea Angling and Baits; Boat and Pier Fishing; Rock and Surf Fishing; The Sea and the Fly Rod; and Big Game Fishing.