Fly Fishing Books From Old Masters - 6 eBooks On CD

The past-time of Fly Fishing is embodied in these five historical texts that shows the depth of knowledge from these masters.
Over a thousand pages of hard to find information in these out of print publications.

1. The Fly-Fisher's Entomology, by Alfred Ronalds written in 1839 (400 Pages) This huge work includes 20 colour plates comparing insect to the created fly.  A definitive work covering every aspect of fly fishing from years gone by.

2. The Angler's Manual: Fly-Fisher's Oracle, written by John Turton in 1836 (94 pages) This Yorkshireman know his stuff and the book begins with general equipment required for fly fishing, artificial (77 of them)  and natural flies, bait for bottom fishing, different fish, fishing grounds and how to cook fish.

3. Fishing With the Fly, an Orvis Cheney Collection from  1883 (350 pages) Dozens of fly fishing yarns from the 1800s with 14 colour plates describing how to make trout, salmon, lake and bass flies  with more on hackles and gnats. The Silver Doctor lake fly below shows how beautiful these flies really are.  From fly fishing  in Florida to salmon and trout fishing in Alaska this book has it all.

4. Fly Fishing and Fly Making,  by Harrington Keene from 1887 (115 pages) In a typical style of yesteryear this book starts with the Senses of the Fishes in relation to fly-fisherman,   but quickly moves onto the practical of rod, reel and line. Also contains lessons in fly making, standard flies and dressings.
 
5. Handbook of Angling:  Teaching Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom Fishing and Salmon Fishing, written in 1865 (319 pages)
Another large manuscript, and whether you want to fish with the natural fly, or dib/dab with an artificial May Fly this is one exhaustive treatise!

6. Dry-Fly Fishing:  For Trout and Grayling, by James Englefield "Red Quill" written in 1908 (over 200 pages) "In fact, dryfly
fishing reduces the cruelty of angling to a minimum, and is a good argument in its favour. The dry-fly purist is a contemplative man, always in love with Nature in her varying beauties, and not least so when in his delightful environment by the river- side the weather is favourable for his sport; but even then his skill is at fault until there is a " hatch - out" of flies on the water... "

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