The Essential G. E. M. Skues

Bys: Kenneth Robson and G. E. M. Skues

Had there been no real flesh-and-blood George Edward Mackenzie Skues, doubtless a G.K. Chesterton or P.G. Wodehouse would have simply created him. Born in 1858, Skues was one of those classically... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155821691X
• ISBN13: 9781558216914
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Must have if you love the history of fly fishing

Skues was there at the beginning of modern fly fishing and had a major impact on its development. It's a pleasure listening (reading) how he discovered different methods to fish, how he developed his flies, his relationship with his fly rod, and, most important, how he developed nymph fishing. His evident enthusiasm is part of the charm of this book. The background insights regarding fishing in England during those years and the correspondence with American fly fisherman, make this a wonderful historical read as well. I can't recommend it enough. Capt Tom