MY FLY-FISHING LIFE. By Andrew Mossman. Standard edition.

1993 1st edition. Large 8vo (174 x 253mm). Ppxii,320. Colour photographs, b/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Pictorial boards. First edition limited to 650 hardback copies.

Andrew Mossman discusses a lifetime of angling experiences, mainly in Australia but also New Zealand and elsewhere. Chapters include: The beginning; Learning through books and new water; Discovering the Monaro; Duns, emergers and spinners; Termite imitation and presentation; Currango station; Tasmania; Lake Pedder and trophies; New Zealand; The Mataura River; Hallowed waters abroad; Reflections; Flies and their development; Fishing techniques and observations; Recommended reading. This book is "a record of my experiences in solving fishing problems. It is set in an historical context and broadly follows my development as a fly-fisher, trying to recognise what the problems were and then how I struggled to solve. The solutions usually included an understanding of the insects invovled and their life cycles, and then the design and development of new or modified flies to imitate them. To that extent I will discuss fly-tying and of course all of the other fishing 'stuff' that comes with that." An interesting and useful book which has a lot to say about fly fishing for trout, particularly in Australia. (This standard edition has a limitation statement but is not signed or numbered).