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Lot 13
All About Brook Trout…; Bob Elliott; 1954.
Ended
Timed Auction
September 2024 Seller Timed Auction
Description
. . . From Maine to California, with Pointers on where and how to fish for them; [1954, Orange (CT), (Practical Science), first edition thus] 8vo (7.5" to 9.5" tall); Illustrated; 242pp; hardcover with the dust jacket in a clear protective cover, not price clipped. *** From the jacket: “The Eastern Brook Trout, salvelinus fontinalis or squaretail, is the speckled beauty that every angler hopes will rise to the fisherman’s lure when he wets his line where this fish is to be found. Bob Elliot, in this real fisherman's book, tells where it is to be found and how it can be caught. He describes the history and identification of the trout, all types of flies and lures, bait fishing, rods, reels, lines, leaders and other tackle and gives interesting facts about ice fishing, the hatcheries and the cooking and care of trout. He then writes about fishing in northern New England and elsewhere in the United States, and in various parts of Canada. His book is packed with the thrills that he and others have experiences in pursuing this wilderness trout. With 16 pages of excellent photographs and beautiful kodachromes of the fish and he colorful lures that caught them, this look will delight all fishermen.” Contents: History, identification, and coloration; Fly fishing streamers; Wet and dry flies; Trolling a fly; Some “new” and unusual trout flies; History of flies that have stood the test of time; Bait fishing; Trout rods; Reels, lines and leaders; When to fish for trout; Finding trout; Fishing in comfort; The romance of the hatchery; Ice fishing; Cooking and caring for trout; Fishing areas in northern New England; Fishing areas elsewhere in the United States; Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island and Quebec; Ontario and Manitoba; The future of the trout: Summary; Finale: Down wind to desolation. *** Fine.

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