101 TROUT TIPS: A GUIDE'S SECRETS, TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES. By Landon R. Mayer.

2014 1st edition. Square 8vo paperback (184 x 233mm). Ppxx,203. Colour photographs throughout.

"Every fly-fishing problem has a solution. This superb collection of advice from veteran instructor Landon Mayer helps one analyze ...past mistakes and learn how to adapt to a wide range of fishing conditions. ...Unorthodox solutions for common fly fishing problems. ...It covers everything from fly selection and rigging to landing fish as well as featuring over 200 colour photographs to illustrate correct techniques." Chapters include: Fly selection - old school is the new school, seeing red, stand out in a crowd, the Shrink Cycle, soft-hackle success, Mysis dead or alive, sinking foam, the forgotten fly; Ready to rig - double-fisted, leader diameter control, leader ID system, nighttime indicators, work down to the fish, setting the tension, sliding eggs, the right night light; Timing is everything - the early bird doesn't always get the worm, follow nature's clock, mice bite, timing prime temperature, low light = best bite, hopper time, go with the flow; Reading moving water - crayfish confidence, eyeing eddies, high and dry, reacting to the rise, beyond convention, reading migration, softwater breaks, swearing by structure, targeting migration waters; Stillwater success - locating trout in stillwaters, get to the point, patience for stillwater bass, sand puffs for carp, slip indicators, the Pike Hinge, calm-water presentations, still-water starting points, big-fish chop; Seeing is believing - a break from routine, hunt on the move, hunting for shadows, silhouettes, find feeding fish, pattern feeding, target practice, slick-water windows, wakes in the calm, jaw jacking; Exceptional casting - Arm roll, casting from a broken wrist, hammering the nail, holding the line, open and close the fridge door, pick up and lay down, roll with a haul, tension cast, tucking into tight quarters, water-load cast; Presenting to the trout - stealth steps, defeating vegetation, not drag-free, movement drift, seeing more strikes, undercut banks, proper hopper, strip and give, tension nymphing, presenting mice, when in doubt sink it, mending, pivot nymphing; Tough landings - hook-set lift, line control, safe gains, setting on the trout's movements, battleship with fins, once you go slack you never go back, netting large fish, rolling over structure, reeling without a handle; tying flies.