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Description:
Title of Vintage Book: Complete Book of Fly Fishing
LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT!
Author(s): Joe Brooks
Publisher: Outdoor Life
Year of Publication: 1968
Edition: Revised
Ex-Library Volume: NO
Total of Numbered Pages: 405
Size: 6 & 1/4"W x 9 & 1/4"H
Format: Hard Cover
Dust Jacket: Yes
Condition: NEAR MINT+
*Cover/Exterior - evinces NO shelf/edge wear or surface handling
*Binding/Spine - tightly intact
*Interior Contents - crisply clean pages evince no noted writings, foxing, markings, water damage, staining, or odors of any kind
*Dust Jacket - GOOD, evincing a modicum of upper and lower edge paper nicks/tears and rubbing
***EXCERPT: "Master angler Joe Brooks here updates his best-selling book on fly fishing in a completely revised edition. Here are all the successful casting methods, intricate points of working a fly, guidelines for buying equipment plus the newest fly patterns, line techniques and latest tips for landing just about every fish that can be taken on a fly. Both beginner and advanced fly man - fishing fresh or salt water - will welcome the expert answers and information Joe Brooks reveals on every fly fishing question. On tackle. You’ll get to know the new rods, new lines and the new line designations now in use. You’ll learn all about the best reels, the best leaders and how they differ in weight, flexibility and action. On flies. You’ll get acquainted with the latest fly patterns and the new terrestrials. You’ll find a dazzling display of dry and wet flies, streamers and bucktails, nymphs, ants and beetles. On fish. You’ll discover some amazing facts on fish habits, hang-outs, feeding patterns and fly preferences. You’ll get to know their moods and food needs and even how to anticipate their moves before and after that fly ‘connects.’ Complete Book of Fly Fishing covers everything you’ll want to know and should know about this most satisfying and rewarding sport. There’s more on how to hide yourself from fish along streams; how to enter the water without disturbing the fish; and lots more on best clothing, accessories, and scores of incidentals that will make your fly fishing more fun and more successful. Best of all, this revised and updated edition of a fishing classic retains author-angler Brooks’ vivid recollections of countless fly fishing situations that will provide you with many, many hours of sheer reading delight and fly fishing excitement "***
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 1968_Complete_Book_of_Fly_Fishing_LAVISH_ILLUS |
| Condition:
NEAR MINT |
Year:
1968
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Author - Joe Brooks |
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Complete Book of Fly Fishing |
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