Transcriber’s Notes.
Hyphenation has been standardised.
A CONCISE
PRACTICAL TREATISE
ON
ARTIFICIAL FLY FISHING
FOR
TROUT.
BY
GREY DRAKE,
AN ARTIFICIAL FLY-FISHER OF FIFTY YEARS’ EXPERIENCE.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY G. BERGER, HOLYWELL STREET, STRAND.
PRICE ONE SHILLING AND SIXPENCE.
PREFACE.
In the following humble effort I have endeavoured to communicate tothe inexperienced lovers of artificial fly-fishing, as concisely aspossible, and in a practical form, the result of my own experience ofupwards of fifty years.
I treat only of fishing for trout with the artificial fly, adding a fewobservations on dibbing for trout with artificial flies and other baits.
I have no other ambition than that of initiating the tyro in the“gentle” and elegant art, with as little trouble and expense to himas may be. If he will do me the honour to become my disciple, andpractise what I preach, I confidently promise him as much success asany artificial fly-fisher may reasonably expect.
GREY DRAKE.
1860.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chapter I. | —The tackle—the rod—the reel—the line | 5 |
| Chapter II. | —Artificial flies | 6 |
| Chapter III. | —Throwing the fly | 10 |
| Chapter IV. | —General directions, observations, &c. | 11 |
| Chapter V. | —To make a tail line—to tie on a hook | 17 |
| Chapter VI. | —Bob-flies | 19 |
| Chapter VII. | —Dibbing | 20 |
THE TACKLE.
I give no directions for making rods, lines, or flies. I recommend thepurchase of these at the best fishing-tackle shops. As to the supposedadvantage to the artificial fly-fisher of being able to make artificialflies by the river-side, in imitation of the fly actually on the water,I am confidently of opinion, the acquisition of that art is whollyunnecessary and useless, as I shall more fully explain hereafter.
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