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McDonald, John – THE COMPLETE
FLY FISHERMAN (The Notes and Letters of Theodore Gordon)
– 1947 1st edition – 552p – Scribner
& Sons, NY – Theodore Gordon is perhaps the most famous of all
American fly fishermen. Probably best known for introducing dry fly fishing
with flies specifically tyed to be fished dry, as opposed to others who
may have fished flies on the surface that were not actuallys tyed to float.
Gordon until his death in 1915, was recognized as America’s leading
angling authority of his time. Never having written a book, his writings
which appeared in now extinct angling journals, old files and undiscovered
caches of tremendously important historic correspondences with the likes
of Halford and Skues would have been lost to angling’s literary
heritage had it not been for the foresight and perseverance of this author.
The effort expended along with the preparation of this book is truly worth
a book of its own.
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