9781558210141 - what the trout said: about the design of trout flies and other mysteries von proper, datus c. (3 Ergebnisse)
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Hardcover. Zustand: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. . 8.40 X 5.70 X 1.20 inches. 304 pages. Previous owners impression on front endpaper. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *. Elliott, Bill (illustrator).
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Lyons & Burford, Publishers. New York. 1989, 1989
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1989). (1982) 1989 revised edition. Paperback issue. 8vo paperback (142 x 208mm). Ppxviii,286. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations by Bill Elliott, bibliography. Blue and white card covers. Slightly used but solidly intact, second-…hand paperback. "This is a book for all serious fly fishermen - a penetrating look at the design of trout flies, a challenging series of thoughtful concepts for imitating trout foods, and penetrating discussions of insect behaviour, fly types, colour, hooks, and much more." Chapters include: Imitations, fancy flies, lures, and how to tell the difference; Priorities of trout, behaviour, size, shape, colour; How insects behave (almost as strangely as people); Making an artificial behave like the real thing; Imitating size shape and colour; The hook problem; Fly size, including weight and buoyancy; Shape, with a discussion of wing materials; Colour in folklore and and fishing, translucency, sheen, light patterns; What makes a 'design', when to change designs instead of patterns; Mayfly designs; Designs for caddis-flies, stoneflies, midges, terrestrials, and black gnats; Notes on fly-tying, or, how to talk to trout without an interpreter. . Elliott, Bill (illustrator).
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). (1982) 1989 revised edition. 8vo (150 x 215mm). Ppxviii,286. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations by Bill Elliott, bibliography. Green cloth-backed boards, spine titled in gilt. From the library of angling author John Roberts…, with his name to the end-paper. Good-plus in spine-faded dust-wrapper. "This is a book for all serious fly fishermen - a penetrating look at the design of trout flies, a challenging series of thoughtful concepts for imitating trout foods, and penetrating discussions of insect behaviour, fly types, colour, hooks, and much more." Chapters include: Imitations, fancy flies, lures, and how to tell the difference; Priorities of trout, behaviour, size, shape, colour; How insects behave (almost as strangely as people); Making an artificial behave like the real thing; Imitating size shape and colour; The hook problem; Fly size, including weight and buoyancy; Shape, with a discussion of wing materials; Colour in folklore and and fishing, translucency, sheen, light patterns; What makes a 'design', when to change designs instead of patterns; Mayfly designs; Designs for caddis-flies, stoneflies, midges, terrestrials, and black gnats; Notes on fly-tying, or, how to talk to trout without an interpreter. . Elliott, Bill (illustrator).
