FLY FISHING FOR GRAYLING. By John Roberts.

1999 1st edition. Large 8vo (174 x 252mm). Ppx,150. Colour photographs, bibliography, dark blue end-papers. Edition limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

"This is an authoritative book of the greatest value to all grayling fishermen." Chapters include: Grayling, a personal view; The facts of life [habitat, distribution, lifecycle]; Food [caddis, shrimps, midges, terrestrials, reed smuts, stoneflies, ephemeroptera]; Fly fishing methods [dry fly fishing, the Klinkhamer special, fishing the caddis hatches, fancy dry flies, dry fly presentation]; Subsurface fly fishing [bug fishing, the leadhead nymph, fishing the caseless caddis, Polish and Czech short nymphing, traditional nymphing, wet flies and spiders, minor tactics]; Recommended grayling flies. Appendices are: A list of grayling rivers in Britain; Grayling growth rates. This first edition was limited to 1250 signed and numbered hardback copies.