I reread Fred Mold’s book, at least most of it, and was reminded of how good it is.... These days, you see it referenced in the English mags for his fly, Black Magic, but the whole book is worth a read through. Can be had for 20 bucks or a bit more for a clean copy.... Sometimes the next best thing to a new fishing book is a good one already on my shelf!
Frederick Mold, PRESENTING THE FLY TO THE TROUT
“The Approach/ Talking About Tackle/ Dressing the Fly/ Presenting a Few Early Season Flies/ Presenting Some Rough Stream Nymphs/ Presenting Nymphs to Chalk Stream Trout/ Presenting Flies in the Cream of the Season/ Presenting Two Evening Flies/ Presenting Flies in Coloured Water/ Presenting Flies in Midsummer Daylight/ Presenting Some Offerings Under the Bushes/ Presenting Flies From the Banks of a Reservoir/ Presenting Flies to the Sewen/ Fly Calendar etc. The author prescribes flies for nearly every combination of weather and water and describes in exact detail the materials and methods for tying them. This is fololowed up by the even more important business of presenting these flies to the trout. Throughout there are first-hand examples of what can happen in actual fishing conditions. There are no abstract theories, no hearsay opinions and, with a few exceptions, no slavish following of standard fly patterns. Frederick Mold has fished rivers and reservoirs in many parts of England and Wales and has devised his own flies and used them with success in all seasons and conditions. Any angler who follows the author's precepts is likely to improve his catches.”
Frederick Mold book 1967
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