Samuel G. (Samuel Granger) Camp

Samuel G. Camp (Samuel Granger Camp, 1877–1952) was an American author remembered for writing about angling, especially fly fishing. Library and public-domain catalog records identify him as the author of Fishing with Floating Flies and connect him with other fishing titles including Fishing Kits and Equipment and The Fine Art of Fishing.

His best-known surviving book, Fishing with Floating Flies (published in 1913), was written as a practical guide rather than a lofty sporting memoir. In it, he set out to help beginners understand equipment, casting, and the habits of trout, which helps explain why his work has remained easy to revisit long after its first publication.

Reliable biographical detail beyond his dates is limited in the sources reviewed, so the safest picture is a simple one: Camp was a knowledgeable early-20th-century fishing writer whose books focused on useful instruction and the pleasures of careful, observant angling.