DAYS AND NIGHTS OF GAME FISHING. By W.B. Currie. Hardback.
# 1984 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 240mm). Ppxii,192. B/w illustrations by Charles Jardine. Dark blue boards, spine titled in gilt.
# "In the tradition of Negley Farson, A.R.B. Haldane and Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart, this is evocative and informative fishing writing at its very best." Well-written tales of Scottish salmon, trout and sea-trout fishing. Chapters include:- A salmon fisher's apology; Helsmdale Februaries; The nearly perfect salmon fly; Three Tay days; Salmon in high water; The pursuit of depth; Signals from the trout; Demythologising Mishnish; An optimistic note on Scottish sea trout; West Highland sea trout; Sea trout size; Getting to know Spey sea trout; Night sea trout: a revised manifesto; Salmon in the dark; Salmon among the weeds; Hooking salmon on the fly; Nooks and crannies; Sometimes salmon go mad; Welcome but infuriating grilse; The quest for wild trout; Tuesdays on Gladhouse; Going barbless; Rainbow beginnings; The essence of Tweed in Autumn; Big day at Boleside; The Dowie Dens o'Yarrow; Late encounters on a sea trout loch; The St Andrew's Day event.
# "In the tradition of Negley Farson, A.R.B. Haldane and Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart, this is evocative and informative fishing writing at its very best." Well-written tales of Scottish salmon, trout and sea-trout fishing. Chapters include:- A salmon fisher's apology; Helsmdale Februaries; The nearly perfect salmon fly; Three Tay days; Salmon in high water; The pursuit of depth; Signals from the trout; Demythologising Mishnish; An optimistic note on Scottish sea trout; West Highland sea trout; Sea trout size; Getting to know Spey sea trout; Night sea trout: a revised manifesto; Salmon in the dark; Salmon among the weeds; Hooking salmon on the fly; Nooks and crannies; Sometimes salmon go mad; Welcome but infuriating grilse; The quest for wild trout; Tuesdays on Gladhouse; Going barbless; Rainbow beginnings; The essence of Tweed in Autumn; Big day at Boleside; The Dowie Dens o'Yarrow; Late encounters on a sea trout loch; The St Andrew's Day event.
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Book Code
60796
Author | Currie (William Brown). (1930-2015). |
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Book Code | 60796 |
ISBN | 0047990244 / 0047990244. |
Book Description | End-paper removed, slightly browned. Good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1984 |
Publisher | George Allen and Unwin. |
Place | London. |