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Re: The mind of W.C. Stewart
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:12 pm
by narcodog
Damn, why did I spend all of those $$ for my 1938 copy of Stewart's book with the color plates.
Re: The mind of W.C. Stewart
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:26 pm
by Roy
narcodog wrote:Damn, why did I spend all of those $$ for my 1938 copy of Stewart's book with the color plates.
'Cos you're not from Yorkshire
Re: The mind of W.C. Stewart
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:45 pm
by daringduffer
BobSmith wrote:
...I will probably get some stick for this but I view Stewart and his book as a complete waste of time. If I were to list the ten worst angling books his would be in the top three.
Feel free to throw stones.
I have no stones for you, Bob, merely a question. Whose books might be the other two on that list - Walton and Cotton, or maybe even Edmonds and Lee?
Just askin'
dd
Re: The mind of W.C. Stewart
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:41 pm
by BobSmith
1st. Tactical Fly Fishing, by Jeremy Lucas.
2nd. Fly Fishing in Herriot Country, by Bob Dales.
3rd. The Practical Angler, W.C. Stewart
Re: The mind of W.C. Stewart
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:35 pm
by daringduffer
BobSmith wrote:1st. Tactical Fly Fishing, by Jeremy Lucas.
2nd. Fly Fishing in Herriot Country, by Bob Dales.
3rd. The Practical Angler, W.C. Stewart
It would be interesting to know the reasons, at least for the third one. The other two don't interest me much. I might learn something from no. 3.
dd
Re: The mind of W.C. Stewart
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:21 pm
by michaelgmcgraw
Hi Bob, I've heard of that book Flyfishing in Herriot Country, is that a current release or did it come out as a re-release?
can you tell me/ us anything about it?
Thanks
Mike
Re: The mind of W.C. Stewart
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:16 pm
by willowhead
Well......i finally read this thread...........is it going anywhere or what........?