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New Angler's Guide to Salt Water Game
Fishes, $45.00 Author: Edward C. Migdalski Published:
1958, The Ronald Press Company Format: hard cover, 9.25” x 6” x 1.5”, 506 pp, B&W photos and
illustrations Description: Covers every fish of interest to the angler, what the fish eats and what baits it will take
Condition: good, signed by author, stamped “Discarded by Greater Victoria Public Library”
The
Atlantic Salmon Handbook, $10.00 Author: Peter Bodo Published:
First Edition, 1997, Nimbus Publishing Ltd. Format: Soft cover,
B&W photos, color photos of Atlantic salmon flies, 196pp, 7" x
10" Description: An Atlantic Salmon Federation Book, Chapters include: the biology of the Atlantic salmon; salmon country; when to go; gearing up; the flies, including a color section of the most popular salmon flies; the river; hooking and landing salmon; techniques for dour fish; and the ethics of salmon fishing.
Condition: Good
A
Treatise on Trout for The Progressive Angler, $10.00 Author:
Charles Zibeon Southard Published: First Edition, 1931,
E.P Dutton & Company, Inc. Format: hard cover, B&W
photo of cigar smoking Chas himself, 8 3/4" x 5
1/2" x 1 1/4" Description: a serious presentation in
its day, presenting data to the detailed oriented fisher Condition:
has library marks and labels from the Milwaukee Public Library including
dates of withdrawal
Bass Fishing, $10.00
Author:
Jim Gasque Published: Third Printing, June 1946 Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf, New York Format: hard cover, B&W photographs Dimensions: 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" x 3/4" Description:
bass fishing techniques techniques, tactics and tales Condition:
has library marks and labels from the Milwaukee Public Library including
dates of withdrawal
Best
of B.C. Lake Fishing, $7.00 Author: Karl Bruhn Published:
Second Printing 1998, Whitecap Books Format: Soft cover, 5
1/2" x 8 1/2", B&W illustrations Description: From the alpine tarns of the Vancouver Island Mountains to the big waterways of the interior, freshwater fishing has attracted generations of anglers from around the world to British Columbia. In Best of B.C. Lake Fishing, seasoned outdoors writer Karl Bruhn draws on 10 years of
traveling and testing the waters of hundreds of lakes with rod in hand. This selection of the best lakes for fishing includes info on more than 550 freshwater bodies from all parts of the province.
Condition: Excellent
Care and Repair of Fishing Reels and
Rods, $15.00 Author: Charles J. Lapierre, Published:
1945 Publisher: Edited by Ivan H. Crowell, Director of Handicrafts, Department of Industry and Reconstruction, Fredericton, NB
Format: Soft Cover, 16pp, 4.75" x 7" Description:
Pamphlet, No. 49 in the Craftsmen's Library, Describes disassembly and
maintenance of reels, of interest to the old reel collector today. Condition:
Slight browning of pages due to age.
The Compleat Angler,
$30.00 Author: Izaak Walton Published: ca 1900,
Reprint of the Fifth Edition, 1676, the last edition reviewed by Walton;
sentiment inside cover is dated 1906 Publisher: J.M. Dent &
Co. in London and E.P. Dutton in New York Format: leather cover,
red with gold print and gold page edges Dimensions: 7" x
4.25" x 1" Description: Originally written in 1653 this
book remains one of the greatest angling literature. It is written in a dialogue between an experienced angler named Piscator, Venator, his newfound disciple, and a fowler named
Auceps. Charming old English!
The Complete Book of Fly
Tying, $12.00 Author: Eric Leiser Published:
1977
Publisher: Knopf Format: hard cover, dust jacket, B&W illustrations and
photos
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 8 1/4" x 1", 241 pages Description: fresh and saltwater flies, from equipment to hints and tricks.
Condition: Jacket and book in great condition
The Complete Guide to Salt and Fresh Water Fishing
Equipment, $10.00 Author: Bill Wisner Published: 1976 Publisher: Service
Communications Format: hard cover, dust jacket, B&W illustrations and
photos Dimensions: 255 pages, 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" x 3/4" Description: An interesting
treatise on fishing equipment of the day Condition: dust jacket is worn and torn in a few places,
but the book is excellent
Dressing Flies for Fresh and Salt Water,
$12.00 Author: Jorgensen, Poul
Published: 1973, 1st edition Publisher: Freshet
Press
Format: hard cover, dust jacket, colour and B&W
illustrations Dimensions:
192 pages, 9 3/4" x 12" x 1"
Description: A guide to the art of fly-tying, with illustrations and a color section with photos of flies. The text gives advice and insight, great for beginning
fly-tyers or
veterans. Condition: Used - Good,
Dust jacket is worn but the book itself is in excellent condition.
Fifty Popular Flies, Vol. 1, $20.00 Author: Tom
Stewart
Published: Fourth Impression 1967 Publisher: Ernest Benn Limited -
London
Format: soft cover, B&W illustrations, 111 pages, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1/4"
Description: UK Trout and Salmon flies Condition: Used - Good, Creasing and edge wear to covers, slight stains, small pencil and pen marks on covers.
New Fly-Fishing (a Practical Book) for
Duffers, $25.00 Author: R.D. Peck, Illustrated H.M. Bateman,
Published: reprint 1936, First Published 1934, A&C Black, Ltd.,
Format: Hard cover with jacket, 8” x 5.5” x.75”, 82pp, B&W
illustrations Description: Tongue in cheek, written by and for old
duffers. Content is actually quite helpful. Condition: Good, jacket yellowed
Fly-Fishing
Handbook, $5.00 Author: written and illustrated by Dave
Whitlock Published: First trade edition, 1984, Lyons & Burford
Format: Soft cover, 7" x 10", B&W photos and
illustrations, 112pp Description: Practical introduction to fly-fishing. Based on the methods tested in the famous L. L. Bean Fly Fishing Schools, it covers the basic skills of fly-casting, choice of tackle, and fly tying and offers tips on safety, an extremely helpful introduction to the foods fish eat and how to imitate them, a group of recommended fly assortments, and a useful glossary of importnt fly-fishing terms.
Condition: Good
Items
from Our Catalog, $4.00
Author: Alfred Gingold Published: Date
unknown, Avon Publishers of Bard Format: Soft cover, 7 1/4"
x 9", 84pp Condition: Good Description: A spoof
on outdoor gear catalogs. Items listed include Pet's camping Bra, Fresh
Dried Sushi, Olde Town Wine-Making Cleats, Food Processcycle, S or M
Teddy Bear with whip and cuffs,Floss Reels and much much more.
Letters
to a Salmon Fisher's Sons, $8.00 Author: A. H. Chaytor Published:
unknown, but first library withdrawal date is in 1952 Publisher:
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company Format: hard cover, B&W
photographs Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 8 3/4" x 1 1/5"
Description: techniques on salmon fishing dedicated to author's
sons Condition: has library marks and labels from the Milwaukee
Public Library including dates of withdrawal
Pool and Rapid, $300.00 Author: Roderick
Haig-Brown Published: reprinted 1997, numbered 143 of 220, originally published
1932 Publisher: Haig-Brown Fly Fishing Association of Victoria, BC, foreword by Valerie
Haig-Brown; Format: hard cover, case bound in brown cloth with foil stamped spine, custom end papers, matching cloth slip-case with a die-sunk laminated colour illustration on the front
panel Dimensions: 155pp, 10 1/2" x 7" x 1
1/8" Condition: Excellent
New Practical Dry Fly
Fishing,$75.00 Author: Emlyn M. Gill Published: 1912, Charles Scribner's
Sons Format: Hard cover, 7.5” x 5” x 1”, 216pp, B&W illustrations
Description: First American book on dry-fly fishing Condition: good
Salmon
of the Pacific, $8.00
Author: Adam Lewis Published: 1994; Raincoast Books Format:
Soft cover 8 1/2" x 11" 96pp Description: With stunning
colour photos, a fascinating look at the life-cycle of Pacific salmon. Condition:
Excellent
Saltwater Summer,
$15.00
Author: Roderick Haig-Brown Published: 1949; Collins London – Toronto, Originally published
1949 Format: H/C with Dust Jacket 7.5” x 5” x 3/4”,
192pp Description: The story of a summer's fishing in the 'Mallard'. Don and Tubby, the same two characters that appeared in 'Starbuck Valley', have to make enough money for a boat, so they go north up the coast of British Columbia. Many difficulties and a dramatic rescue during a storm at sea are to be experienced.
Condition: Former Library Book, still in good condition
New Spinning Reels &
Tackle, $20.00 Author: George V. Thommen, Published:
Oliver Durell, Inc. 1949 Format: Hardcover with gloss jacket, 9” x 6.25” x 1/4”, B&W photos and illustrations, 72pp,
Description: Guide to spinning reels and tackle [of the day] with information on their use.
Condition: Good, jacket is edge worn with tears
Sport Fishes of Western Canada and Some Others,
$20.00
Author: F.C. Whitehouse Published: second edition, 1946, original copyright
1945
Publisher: self-published Format: hard cover, B&W illustrations on glossy
plates
Dimensions: 129 pages, 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 3/4" Description: fishes for salmon Fishing, Arctic Grayling, Little Redfish, Dolly Varden, Black Bass and others filled with anecdotes, advice
etc.
Condition: good, owner's signature on inside front cover, and slight pencil marks
This Wonderful World of Trout, $25.00
Author: Charles K. Fox Published: 1971, revised edition, originally published
1963
Publisher: Freshet Press, New York Format: hard cover, includes B&W illustrations and photographs, has a blue cloth cover with the title in silver, gilt print on the spine and a leaping trout on the front cover and has a
jacket, 338 pages, 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" x 1 1/8" Description: non-fiction and fiction narrative
style
Condition: good
New To Cast a Trout
Fly, $15.00 Author: Messrs Farlow's and Hardy Brothers in conjunction with Scientific Anglers Inc. of
America Published: date unknown, Farlow's and Hardy Bros (Alnwick) Ltd. Format: Soft cover, 8.5” x 5.5” x 1/8”,
36pp, B&W illustrations Description: A step-by-step guide for
the [then] modern angler Condition: good, some wear on the
front cover
Tom McNally's Fishermen's
Knots, $10.00 Author: McNally, Tom Published:
1975
Publisher: J. P. O'Hara Format: hard cover, dust jacket, B&W illustrations and
photos
Dimensions: 266 pages, 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" x 3/4" Description: 150 knots used by sport
fishers
Condition: Used - Excellent, both dust jacket and book.
Trout Fishing, $8.00
Author: Richard Clapham Published: unknown, but first
library withdrawal date is in 1938 Publisher: Frederick A.
Stokes Company Format: hard cover with hand drawn illustrations
Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 1/2" Description:
covers various techniques to fish trout including flies, worm, and
minnow Condition: has library marks and labels from the
Milwaukee Public Library including dates of withdrawal
Tying Flies for Trophy Trout, $10.00 Author: Jack
Shaw
Published: 1999 Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Format: soft cover, B&W illustrations and photos and colour
photos Dimensions: 144 pages, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1/4"
Description: popular flies for BC rainbow trout Condition: used, good, inscription inside of front cover
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