Published by Cassell Illustrated, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
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Published by Cassell Illustrated, 1987
ISBN 10: 0713720980 ISBN 13: 9780713720983
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Published by Cassell Illustrated, 1995
ISBN 10: 0713725400 ISBN 13: 9780713725407
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Published by Cassell Illustrated 27/04/1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0713720530 ISBN 13: 9780713720532
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Published by Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
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Published by Cassell Illustrated, 1994
ISBN 10: 0713724595 ISBN 13: 9780713724592
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Published by Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1987
ISBN 10: 0713720042 ISBN 13: 9780713720044
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Published by Blandford Press. London. 1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0713720530 ISBN 13: 9780713720532
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: NEW. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fading to boards, slightly tanned but very good, lacks dust-wrapper. In this well-thought of and very useful book, Peter MacKenzie-Philps sets out to find out what salmon actually eat, what it looks like, and how this relates to practical fly tying. The author also addresses questions of fishing technique and practical, thinking approaches to new beats. Chapters include: What is a salmon?; Why did that beautiful fish take my fly?; Shut your eys and choose me a fly from that box; What does salmon food look like?; What materials are used in a modern salmon fly?; What do I dress a salmon fly on?; When is a fly not a fly?; How should I fish?; Some hints on fly-tying; Introduction to colour section. An appendix is included on suggestions on the size of the fly. A book for the thinking, observant angler, which is in no way dogmatic and does not try to sell any particular theory. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp191. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex library, usual faults. Rather used working copy in like dust-wrapper. "Flyfishing - Skill on Stillwaters by Peter Mackenzie-Philps is designed to help you become and remain a good, thinking angler, and your own natural luck can help afterwards! The thinking anglers uses his powers of observation and knowledge of trout and their food to guide him into the best methods for each site. He is always prepared to listen to advice but likes to test theories before adopting them as part of his fish armoury. And, averaging out fish per outing, he will always catch more trout that will the unthinking angler. Peter Mackenzie-Philps - who owns a stillwater - has written a much needed guide for the thinking angler, drawing on the immense amount of knowledge he has acquired, much of it in the form of casual fishing conversations at the water's edge." Chapters include: Clothing first; Bits and pieces; Rods; Reels and reel fittings; Lines; Leaders; Time spent in reconnaissance; On arrival; Casting; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing from the bank; Nymph fishing; Lure fishing; Boat fishing; Fly patterns; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press. London. 1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0713720530 ISBN 13: 9780713720532
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: NEW. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (163 x 242mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Paper and printing fault in manufacture to pp67-68, faint tape marks to end-papers, else clean. Good-plus in good dust-wrapper. In this well-thought of and very useful book, Peter MacKenzie-Philps sets out to find out what salmon actually eat, what it looks like, and how this relates to practical fly tying. The author also addresses questions of fishing technique and practical, thinking approaches to new beats. Chapters include: What is a salmon?; Why did that beautiful fish take my fly?; Shut your eys and choose me a fly from that box; What does salmon food look like?; What materials are used in a modern salmon fly?; What do I dress a salmon fly on?; When is a fly not a fly?; How should I fish?; Some hints on fly-tying; Introduction to colour section. An appendix is included on suggestions on the size of the fly. A book for the thinking, observant angler, which is in no way dogmatic and does not try to sell any particular theory. .
Published by Blandford Press. London. 1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0713720530 ISBN 13: 9780713720532
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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First Edition
Condition: NEW. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in used dust-wrapper. In this well-thought of and very useful book, Peter MacKenzie-Philps sets out to find out what salmon actually eat, what it looks like, and how this relates to practical fly tying. The author also addresses questions of fishing technique and practical, thinking approaches to new beats. Chapters include: What is a salmon?; Why did that beautiful fish take my fly?; Shut your eys and choose me a fly from that box; What does salmon food look like?; What materials are used in a modern salmon fly?; What do I dress a salmon fly on?; When is a fly not a fly?; How should I fish?; Some hints on fly-tying; Introduction to colour section. An appendix is included on suggestions on the size of the fly. A book for the thinking, observant angler, which is in no way dogmatic and does not try to sell any particular theory. .
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. A good-plus copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight signs of use, marks to cover but internally clean. Good-plus in slightly nibbled dust-wrapper with stains. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Paste repair to unobtrusive split (3") to front board o/w a good copy in used dust-wrapper. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Smells of tobacco, pages slightly cockled. A good reference copy in dust-wrapper. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press. London. 1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0713720530 ISBN 13: 9780713720532
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: NEW. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (163 x 242mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. In this well-thought of and very useful book, Peter MacKenzie-Philps sets out to find out what salmon actually eat, what it looks like, and how this relates to practical fly tying. The author also addresses questions of fishing technique and practical, thinking approaches to new beats. Chapters include: What is a salmon?; Why did that beautiful fish take my fly?; Shut your eys and choose me a fly from that box; What does salmon food look like?; What materials are used in a modern salmon fly?; What do I dress a salmon fly on?; When is a fly not a fly?; How should I fish?; Some hints on fly-tying; Introduction to colour section. An appendix is included on suggestions on the size of the fly. A book for the thinking, observant angler, which is in no way dogmatic and does not try to sell any particular theory. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp191. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly cocked, signs of use. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. "Flyfishing - Skill on Stillwaters by Peter Mackenzie-Philps is designed to help you become and remain a good, thinking angler, and your own natural luck can help afterwards! The thinking anglers uses his powers of observation and knowledge of trout and their food to guide him into the best methods for each site. He is always prepared to listen to advice but likes to test theories before adopting them as part of his fish armoury. And, averaging out fish per outing, he will always catch more trout that will the unthinking angler. Peter Mackenzie-Philps - who owns a stillwater - has written a much needed guide for the thinking angler, drawing on the immense amount of knowledge he has acquired, much of it in the form of casual fishing conversations at the water's edge." Chapters include: Clothing first; Bits and pieces; Rods; Reels and reel fittings; Lines; Leaders; Time spent in reconnaissance; On arrival; Casting; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing from the bank; Nymph fishing; Lure fishing; Boat fishing; Fly patterns; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp191. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Some use but good copy in slightly torn dust-wrapper. Inscribed by the author to a former owner "To Ron, For old friendships renewed. Tight lines, Peter Mackenzie Philps, March 1986." "Flyfishing - Skill on Stillwaters by Peter Mackenzie-Philps is designed to help you become and remain a good, thinking angler, and your own natural luck can help afterwards! The thinking anglers uses his powers of observation and knowledge of trout and their food to guide him into the best methods for each site. He is always prepared to listen to advice but likes to test theories before adopting them as part of his fish armoury. And, averaging out fish per outing, he will always catch more trout that will the unthinking angler. Peter Mackenzie-Philps - who owns a stillwater - has written a much needed guide for the thinking angler, drawing on the immense amount of knowledge he has acquired, much of it in the form of casual fishing conversations at the water's edge." Chapters include: Clothing first; Bits and pieces; Rods; Reels and reel fittings; Lines; Leaders; Time spent in reconnaissance; On arrival; Casting; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing from the bank; Nymph fishing; Lure fishing; Boat fishing; Fly patterns; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press, 1989. 9780713720532, 1989
ISBN 10: 0713720530 ISBN 13: 9780713720532
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (spine sunned - otherwise VG). Pp. 192, illus with 45 coloured illustrations of 170 examples of successful salmon flies (previous owner's inscription on front endpaper).
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Cloth rather marked, end-paper removed but good-plus in used dust-wrapper. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press. London. 1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0713720530 ISBN 13: 9780713720532
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: NEW. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (163 x 242mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Inscription by the author. In this well-thought of and very useful book, Peter MacKenzie-Philps sets out to find out what salmon actually eat, what it looks like, and how this relates to practical fly tying. The author also addresses questions of fishing technique and practical, thinking approaches to new beats. Chapters include: What is a salmon?; Why did that beautiful fish take my fly?; Shut your eys and choose me a fly from that box; What does salmon food look like?; What materials are used in a modern salmon fly?; What do I dress a salmon fly on?; When is a fly not a fly?; How should I fish?; Some hints on fly-tying; Introduction to colour section. An appendix is included on suggestions on the size of the fly. A book for the thinking, observant angler, which is in no way dogmatic and does not try to sell any particular theory. .
Published by Blandford Press. London. 1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0713720530 ISBN 13: 9780713720532
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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First Edition
Condition: NEW. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (163 x 242mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. In this well-thought of and very useful book, Peter MacKenzie-Philps sets out to find out what salmon actually eat, what it looks like, and how this relates to practical fly tying. The author also addresses questions of fishing technique and practical, thinking approaches to new beats. Chapters include: What is a salmon?; Why did that beautiful fish take my fly?; Shut your eys and choose me a fly from that box; What does salmon food look like?; What materials are used in a modern salmon fly?; What do I dress a salmon fly on?; When is a fly not a fly?; How should I fish?; Some hints on fly-tying; Introduction to colour section. An appendix is included on suggestions on the size of the fly. A book for the thinking, observant angler, which is in no way dogmatic and does not try to sell any particular theory. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp191. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Flyfishing - Skill on Stillwaters by Peter Mackenzie-Philps is designed to help you become and remain a good, thinking angler, and your own natural luck can help afterwards! The thinking anglers uses his powers of observation and knowledge of trout and their food to guide him into the best methods for each site. He is always prepared to listen to advice but likes to test theories before adopting them as part of his fish armoury. And, averaging out fish per outing, he will always catch more trout that will the unthinking angler. Peter Mackenzie-Philps - who owns a stillwater - has written a much needed guide for the thinking angler, drawing on the immense amount of knowledge he has acquired, much of it in the form of casual fishing conversations at the water's edge." Chapters include: Clothing first; Bits and pieces; Rods; Reels and reel fittings; Lines; Leaders; Time spent in reconnaissance; On arrival; Casting; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing from the bank; Nymph fishing; Lure fishing; Boat fishing; Fly patterns; In conclusion. .
Published by Ward Lock, London, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Books & Bygones, Reading, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 159 pages. Precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting for both sing and double-handed rods. Dustjacket spine is lightly sunned.
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Name to end-paper. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
No Binding. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket, inscribed by the author and two others to a previous owner, colour plates, b&w illustrations, 192pp. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. Wim Maurer's copy. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Tim Pike's copy, with gift inscription to end paper. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. Green cloth/gilt in very good dustwrapper. Signed and dedicated by the author to titlepage. A very good copy. pp.191. With twelve coloured plates of flies and numerous photographs.
Published by Ward Lock. London. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0706369572 ISBN 13: 9780706369571
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (198 x 265mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Peter Mackenzie-Philps gives precise step-by-step instructions on the most successful forms of casting, for both single and double-handed rods. How to adapt to wind conditions and the advantage of different types of line are explained, allowing the reader to select and use effortlessly the right cast for any situation. Included are chapters on common casting faults and their cure, with key chapters on tackle tactics and competition casting, both for distance and accuracy. The author's step-by-step directions are accompanied by over a hundred specially-commissioned photographs which show casting sequences as he describes them." One of the better books on casting. Chapters include: Setting the scene; The grip; The stance; The overhead cast with a trout rod; The overhead cast - wind from the right; The overhead cast - into the wind; The overhead cast - casting a little farther; The overhead cast - casting a lot farther; The overhead cast - the ultimate in distance; The overhead cast - faults and their cure; The slack line cast; The reach cast; The steeple cast; The side cast; The curve cast; The roll cast; Changing direction; The double-handed rod; The double-spey cast; The single-spey cast; Salmon on a shooting head; After the line has landed; Loop control; Fly lines; In conclusion. .