Atlantic Salmon Fishing

Originally published by The Derrydale Press in 1937, Charles Phair's classic work is still considered the best book on Atlantic salmon fishing ever published. Heir to a Maine starch fortune. Phair devoted his adult life to salmon fishing throughout the world. Topics covered include the selection of guides, tackle, flies and their uses, casting, fishing the wet fly, fishing the dry fly, weather, spawning. and fascinating descriptions of the great salmon rivers of North America. The book includes 42 illustrations, including seven paintings by the great Ogden Pleissner, and numerous photographs and maps. A practical guide for fishing for salmon as well as an elegant example of the best of the bookmaker's art.