GT: A FLYFISHER'S GUIDE TO GIANT TREVALLY. By Peter McLeod.

(2016) 2017 reprint. 4to (196 x 252mm). Ppviii,216. Colour photographs throughout, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"Catching a giant trevally (or 'GT') on a fly rod is the pinnacle of flats fishing: highly challenging, requiring skill and preparation. This is the first comprehensive guide to giant trevally fishing on the fly". Chapters include: The beginning; Species distribution; History of GT flyfishing; The biology of GTs; What do trevally eat?; Tackle and equipment; Fly selection for GTs; GT behaviour and hangouts; Tides; The hunt; Cast, hook, strike and fight; Spotting and weather; Offshore and bluewater GT fishing; Other trevally species; Alphonse Island by Serge Samson; Astove Atoll, Seychelles by Wayne Haselau; The Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef by Damon Olsen; Cosmoledo Atoll, Seychelles by Keith Rose-Innes; Desroches, Saint Joseph, Poivre by Mathieu Cosson; Farquhar, by Jako Lucas; Palmyra Atoll, Hawaii by Mike Hennessey; Kanton Island by Luke Wystra; Mozambique by Graham Pollard; Oman by Brandon King; Providence Atoll by Gerhard Laubscher; St. Brandon's, Mauritius by Tim Babich; The Nubian flats, Sudan by Rob Scott; Christmas Island (Kirimati), Kiribati by Tim Pask; South Africa by Ben Pretorius and Andy Coetzee; The Maldives by Ben Pretorius; Get fit for the flight; The end of the line.