Blacker's art of fly making, &c. : comprising angling, & dyeing of colours,…
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"Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c.: comprising angling, & dyeing of colours" by William Blacker is a fly tying manual first published in 1842. Written by a London tackle dealer and passionate angler, this work reveals the craft of creating artificial flies for salmon and trout fishing. Blacker shares techniques drawn from years fishing British and Irish streams, offering detailed instructions on fly construction, dyeing materials, and matching patterns to seasonal hatches.
The book promises to transform novices into skilled fly-makers through clear, practical guidance rooted in hands-on experience rather than theory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Blacker, W. (William) |
|---|---|
| Title | Blacker's art of fly making, &c. : comprising angling, & dyeing of colours, with engravings of salmon & trout flies |
| Alternate Title | Blacker's art of fly making, etc. : comprising angling, and dyeing of colours, with engravings of salmon and trout flies |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacker%27s_Art_of_Fly_Making |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | SH: Agriculture: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Angling |
| Subject | Fishing |
| Subject | Flies, Artificial |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35752 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-35752-2 |
| Release Date | Apr 2, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 628 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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