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Mottram On Fly-Fishing Mysteries: Innovations of a Scientist-angler (Fly Fishing Classics)
Mottram On FlyFishing Mysteries Innovations of a Scientistangler - Fly Fishing Classics Author:Paul Schullery - Writings from one of the most original and provocative fly-fishing theorists of the twentieth century — - Important inquiries into the nature of trout and the challenges of catching them with flies — James Mottram wrote at the height of great intellectual turmoil in the world of British fly fishing, when advocates of dry-fly fishing quarreled ... more »with their nymph-fishing counterparts over which type of fishing was not only more effective but also more _appropriate_ on England_s famous chalkstreams. Mottram stepped into this bitter controversy with writings that calmly considered the strengths, weaknesses, and prospects of all fly-fishing methods. In his introduction to this first American edition of Mottram_s writings, Paul Schullery praises Mottram_s _enthusiastic voice, ceaseless curiosity, and intuitive sense of how things worked._ Schullery concludes that Mottram, who was rare among early angling authorities in actually being scientifically trained, _applied a disciplined understanding of nature_s subtlety and complexity to the study of the trout_s world._ That he was also a lively and inventive storyteller only adds to the value of his work today.« less