FLYFISHING IN IRELAND, PETER O'REILLY - HARDCOVER SIGNED IN SOUTH AFRICA

2000 Hard Cover 192pp SIGNED 1st Ed In beautiful and very collectable condition. Only very minor shelf wear, light age toning/foxing to inside flysheets. Top Edge lightly foxed. Contents clean and tightly bound. Full colour and illustrations throughout. Fly fishermen have been catching trout and salmon from Ireland's abundant rivers and loughs for centuries. This practical fishing book, written by Ireland's top fly-fishing instructor, Peter O'Reilly, looks at the rich tradition of game angling in the Emerald Isle. O'Reilly shares tips on such specialist skills as fishing the duckfly, mayfly, and murrough on the loughs; the merits of fishing the Irish shrimp fly for salmon; and the arts of dapping, Erriff-style slack-water fishing, and imitating the Sheelin bloodworm. Brimming with clear advice on tackle, flies, techniques, and river craft, this is your perfect companion guide to fishing Ireland's loughs and rivers. Includes ecipes for tying 41 patterns for salmon and trout on loughs, rivers, and estuaries with hints on choosing the right fly.