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¿Sunshine and the Dry Fly¿ is a classic guide to fly-fishing, with a special focus on fishing for trout. Written in simple, plain language and full of helpful illustrations, this volume represents a timeless handbook for the fly fisherman, and it would make for a fine addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: ¿Troubles of a Beginner¿, ¿Against the Light¿, ¿The Blue-Winged Olive¿, ¿The Sherry Spinner¿, ¿The Sense of Colour¿, ¿Pale-Wateries¿, ¿Pale-Wateries (continued)¿, ¿Olive, Iron-Blues, Brown Ants, and Black Gnats¿, ¿Mostly About May-Flies¿, ¿The Trout and the Fly ¿ A Psychological Speculation¿, ¿Cavear Juvenis¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.
About the author
Born in 1875, J.W. Dunne was of mixed English and Irish descent. He became a soldier and pioneer aeronaut, before retiring through ill health and taking to dry-fly fishing. He is best known for his later book on precognitive dreams, time and consciousness, An Experiment with Time. He died in 1949, shortly before the Second Edition of Sunshine and the Dry Fly was published.
Guy Inchbald, who edited this edition, has for the last ten years or so been working on a biography of Dunne. A technical author by profession, he has also written several books on technical subjects and has edited and published other biographies. He maintains a web site on J.W. Dunne at https://www.steelpillow.com/dunne
