Salmon Flyfishing: The Dynamics Approach by Francis T. Grant

How do we tempt a salmon, which does not feed in fresh water, to take a confection of feathers and hair tied around a hook? The author seeks to answer this question, and many related ones, in the light of his success as a salmon-fisher and his experience as a professional marine biologist, emphasising 'dynamics - the presentation and movement of the fly in relation to the fish, water speed, temperatures and depth.

 Chapters include: The fish; Preparation - tackle, clothing, the approach, reconnaissance, reading and exploiting the water, concealment, wading; Presentation - general theory, dynamics and 'J' curve presentation, the floating line, the sunk fly, the dragged surface fly, the nymph; Persistence; The take and after - hooking the fish, playing the fish, landing the fish; The anatomy of a day on the Dee.