ATLANTIC SALMON CHRONICLES: THE FISH, THE RIVERS, THE FLY-FISHING TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT. By E. Richard Nightingale.

2000 1st edition. Large 4to (218 x 285mm). Ppxviii,457. Colour photographs, illustrations, colour plates by Thomas Aquinas Daly, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

A major American work on all aspects of Atlantic salmon fishing, natural history and conservation. The author's experiences were mainly in Canada and Norway, with excursions to Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Finland and Russia. Despite a great emphasis on catch-and-release it includes a good chapter on salmon cookery. Chapters include: Salmo salar; Selecting fly rods, matching fly lines; All about reels; The form and style of the Atlantic salmon fly; Knots: Their construction and testing; Rigging your leader, line, and backing; Equipment, clothing, and physical conditioning; Conserving our endangered salmon; Techniques for fishing the wet fly; Fishing very small flies; Sacred rivers of the salmon; Guides: Joy and tribulation; Savoring the catch.