{"product_id":"history-of-flyfishing-9781873674161","title":"History of Flyfishing","description":"\u003cp\u003eMan has been fishing for trout and salmon with the fly since the time of the Ancient Greeks. Devising ever more ingenious methods of doing so, his rods, reels, lines and flies have evolved in fascinating ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a delightful blend of wit and erudition, Conrad Voss Bark tells the story of flyfishing, from the Macedonian 'plumes' of old to the hairwing streamers of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe spotlights the sport's formative protagonists - Juliana Berners, Robert Venables, Isaak Walton, Charles Cotton, Alfred Ronalds, George Kelson, J.C. Mottram, Dr Bell, and many others, using his journalist's skills to appraise the prevailing dogmas, the breakthroughs in tackle and to re-live the great debates and controversies, including the famous Skues-Halford dispute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, flyfishing is seen against the broader canvas of changing times in Britain, Ireland and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday there are new forces which are shaping flyfishing history: water pollution, drift netting, over-kill, timeshare, catch-and-release and the explosion of new materials from which tackle and flies are made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot since Waller Hills' classic \u003cem\u003eHistory of Flyfishing for Trout\u003c\/em\u003e of 1921, has a broad survey of this fascinating sport been tackled with such individual style and verve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Merlin Unwin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781873674161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.60d","brand":"Conrad Voss Bark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574145982645,"sku":"9781873674161","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5cecdec0-c10f-4010-ac22-207915b29851.jpg?v=1643690075","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/history-of-flyfishing-9781873674161","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}