Norman N. Lee

Norman N. Lee was a British angling writer active in the early 1900s. He is best remembered as the co-author, with Harfield H. Edmonds, of Brook and River Trouting: A Manual of Modern North Country Methods, a hands-on guide that focuses on flies, materials, and fishing techniques used on northern English rivers.

The book was published from Bradford, where the authors gave their address as 23 Bank Street, and its preface makes clear that they wanted to help beginners who were struggling to identify the right feathers and materials for traditional North Country fly patterns. That practical, instructional approach is a big part of why the book still appeals to readers interested in classic fly-fishing literature.

Reliable biographical detail about Lee himself is scarce, so much of his reputation now rests on that collaboration and its lasting place in angling history. Even so, the work shows a writer deeply interested in clear explanation, careful observation, and passing on field-tested knowledge rather than showing off.