FLY FISHING FOR SALMON. By Neil Graesser.

1982 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Ppvi,120. B/w photographs by John Tarlton, b/w illustrations by Tim Havers. Blue boards, spine titled in silver gilt.

A useful guide to salmon fishing from an experienced author. Graesser grew up fishing his father's private stretches of the Welsh Dee near Llangollen and the Lower Cassley in Sutherland. This early interest grew into a lifetime spent in fishery management and protections and conservation of salmon stocks and, of course, the catching, over many years, of several thousand salmon. Chapters include: Fly fishing for salmon: why and how; Tackle; Casting; Fishing a pool; Backing up a pool; To strike or not to strike; Playing a fish; Using a ghillie; Salmon taking times; The choice of fly; Spring fishing; Summer fishing; Autumn fishing; Tidal freshwater estuaries; Loch fishing; The life cycle of a salmon.