English Dry-Fly Literature 



like, most artistic, and most scientific 

 of all methods of taking trout. In the 

 article referred to there had been an 

 important error an error of omission. 

 While believing that a comparatively 

 small number of American anglers were 

 familiar with dry-fly methods, yet I 

 had assumed that all would know what 

 was meant when the dry-fly or float- 

 ing fly was mentioned. The first im- 

 portant contribution to dry-fly litera- 

 ture was made in England in 1851; 

 and from that time until now in that 

 country it has been one of the most 

 fully discussed methods of fishing. 

 Some of the British dry-fly books pub- 

 lished within the past thirty years may 

 be ranked properly among the great- 

 est works of angling literature. Many 

 American enthusiasts and collectors 

 possess at least a few of the most im- 

 portant of these works; and yet even 

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