Stewart and Edmonds & Lee

[Donald Nicolson]

Here are a couple of books for the spider/softhackle fans.
Stewarts - The Pracical Angler 1857

http://www.archive.org/search.php?qu...iatype%3Atexts

And Brook and River Trouting 1916

http://www.archive.org/details/brook...outi00edmorich

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Donald,

Thank you, my friend. I had not seen Brook and River Trouting before. Very nice. Another to add to the rapidly growing collection. I may need a couple more boxes just to hold my spiders and other North Country wets.

REE

[clyde holmes]

Dont worry Ree. The spiders you tied in Albany wont take up much room. Im gonna try some out this weekend, will let you know how they did

[JeffHamm]

Thanks Donald! I was going to look to see if that were available after I finished reading the book I'm into now. You've saved me the trouble and it's now in the line up.

- Jeff

[JeffHamm]

Hi,

Well, while we're on the subject, here are links to Skue's books as well.

Minor tactics of the chalk stream and kindred studies (1910)
http://www.archive.org/details/minor...ofch00skuerich

The way of a trout with a fly and some further studies in minor tactics (1921)
http://www.archive.org/details/wayof...thfl00skuerich

Also, here's a link to a book I'm currently reading:
Wet-fly fishing, treated methodically (1907)
http://www.archive.org/details/metho...fish00toderich

What a great archive site!

- Jeff

[Fatman]

Yeah it's a great site and lot's of good music on there too!!!!!!! Thanks for the direct links Donald they are much appreciated.

Fatman

[tlerm]

Wow thanks for the links guys. Those look interesting.

Strange. I was not able to open the PDF version of that last link you provided Jeff.

Now I just need to find more of that time thing to read these.

That book "The way of a Trout with a fly" is almost 300 pages!

[JeffHamm]

Hi tlerm,

That's weird? I just tried it and it opened fine (I've saved a copy before, so this time I opened it over the net). Did you choose the save option first, then open the copy from your hard-drive? or open it over the net (much slower). Could be it got corrupted in transfer, and you may just want to try again.

- Jeff

[Ron Eagle Elk]

I was just informed of a reissue of this fine book in paperback and leather bound. http://www.ffcl.com/product.php/341/...thcoming-title

[Donald Nicolson]

Ron,
I have a copy already, I bought it a few years ago, but I still downloaded a copy
from the archive. I can read it better as an e-book. The materials and flies can
be blown up for better viewing. I have copied all of them.
The modern editions are a bit pricey. Your best option is to to do what someone did with the Pritt book, take a CD and get it printed and ring-bound.