Isbn: 9781853107603 - salmon taking times (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). (1965) 1996 2nd edition. 8vo (155 x 225mm). Pp156. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Some spotting and browning to edges. Good-plus in spine-faded dust-wrapper. "What makes a salmon take a lure? Are the responsive moods of salmon predictable? These are the fundamental questions which Salmon Taking Times sets out to answer. The author. asserts that the most important single factor affecting changes in the salmon's behaviour is the supply of oxygen.it follows that the successful angler must pay the closest attention to variations in atmospheric conditions [which cause variations in the oxygen content of the water]." With an introduction by Bernard Venables and a commentary by Terry Thomas. Contents include: Section One: Salmon taking times - when and why salmon take; Anticipating taking times; The principal weather and water factors; Taking-time patterns; Seasonal factors; Subsidiary indications. Section Two: Reading river currents - the behaviour of water; Glides, runs and streams; Use of current; Changing levels of the river; Where salmon lie; Tributaries and confluences. Section Three: Greased-Line fly selection - policy; Colour and form; Size and weight of fly; Fly design. Section Four: More Problems - Range of vision of the salmon; Change-over from sunk-line to greased-line; Running salmon; Spinning; My current problem. . …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean. Good DJ with faded spine.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 156 pages. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Fishing. Salmon fishing. Angling. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg. …