This deluxe reprint Legacy Edition of Charles F. Orvis' & A. Nelson Cheney's Fishing With The Fly is a wonderful collection of fly fishing articles from the masters of the sport in the late 1800s. Collected by renowned old-time experts Charles F. Orvis and A. Nelson Cheney, this book's articles features tales, technique, and poetry on fly fishing and piscatorial natural history.
This fantastic book contains a comprehensive guide to fly fishing in America, dealing with all aspects of the subject from equipment, preparation, habits and habitats, seasons and appropriate flies, and much, much more. Contents include: “Trout Found in American Waters”, “The Art of Fly-Fishing”, “A Comparison of the Merits of the Wet and Dry-fly Method of Fly-Fishing”, “The Fly-Rod and its Function”, “The Rod, The Reel, The Line, The Leader, and The Fly”, “The Habits of Trout”, “The coloration of Trout”, “The Sight and Hearing of Trout”, “How and When to Strike Trout”, “The Expert Fly Fisherman”, “List of Wet Flies”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with that in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.
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