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.