Excerpt from Modern Development of the Dry Fly, the New Dry Fly Patterns, the Manipulation of Dressing Them and Practical Experiences of Their UseHis persistent and logical advocacy of this theory impressed me very much, and impelled me to try and design a number of ¿ies for use on the south country and other chalk streams which would carry out in detail his well-conceived ideas. He was one Who never spared himself whether in business or in sport, and being naturally a delicate man, his health unfortunately gave way under the strain, and on the zlst of March 1904 he passed away, to the intense grief of a large circle of sympathising friends. It should be recognised by one and all that any improvement in the sport of the dry-fly man effected by the use of these new patterns is primarily due to him as the originator of the idea, and I therefore think that the portrait of the late Edgar Williamson is the most appropriate frontispiece for this volume.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.