FOUR SEASONS OF TROUT: A FLY-FISHER'S YEAR. By John Parsons. Drawings by Angela Muller.

1994 1st edition. 4to paperback (184 x 243mm). Ppx,160. Colour photographs, line illustrations by Angela Muller.

John Parsons' recollections of trout fishing through the seasons". If he's not playing a trout, he's waiting for a take, sharing his regard for the many faces of nature, recalling anglers of bygone days, investigating the origins of New Zealand trout, tracing the development of famous flies, or exploring the rich seam of fishing literature. The moods and trout of the rivers, streams and lakes of New Zealand's trout-fishing mecca - the North Island's central plateau - adorn Parsons' fishing adventures. For him it is the setting, as much as the trout, that invests the hours spent fishing with countless satisfactions. Parsons' camera has captured many of those satisfactions. Many more have found expression in the drawings of the talented illustrator Angela Muller".