The Complete Science of Fly Fishing and Spinning, 1920

The Complete Science of Fly Fishing and Spinning, 1920

Author: Fred G. Shaw

Year: 1920

The complete science of fly fishing and spinning (1920) by Fred G. Shaw Published in 1920 in London by Frederick George Shaw Table of Contents: Introduction-fly fishing for trout -- A day's coaching on a trout stream -- A day's coaching on a trout stream (continued) -- Water insects and the rise -- The senses of trout and how they affect the fisherman -- Pisiculture and the natural history trout -- Wet fly fishing, spinning, knots, weeds, general information -- Axioms, notes and theories, grayling fishing -- The science of casting a trout fly -- Different methods and styles of casting -- Mental control of the muscles when learning to cast -- The action and qualities of a perfect trout rod -- The life of the salmon -- The scales of the salmonidae and the story they tell -- Matters connected with fishing for salmon -- Salmon flies, knots, guts, axioms, etc. -- Methods of casting a salmon fly -- The salmon fly versus the spinning lure, and some record takes -- The spinning reel and the science of spinning with a salmon or any double-handed rod -- New Zealand as a fishing ground -- Fishing in Canada -- Appendix -- Index. Notes: xiii, 432 pages : illustrations, color frontispiece, plate