REFLECTIONS ON THE WATER. By Bob South.

1996 1st edition. 8vo paperback (150 x 228mm). Pp177. Colour photographs.

Readable recollections from 27 years of New Zealand trout fishing. "Some fishing books are all about how to fish. Others are about where to fish. Still others are chock-full of meaningful tips to enhance success. Reflections on the Water, however, is unlike any of these. It is refreshingly different. It is a compilation of one man's memories of half a lifetime of enjoyment on or near the water, flyfishing and occasionally hunting. It includes bouncy, often humorous anecdotes about offbeat adventures in the bush. The book is also about people, about colourful characters, about those remarkable, lasting friendships that somehow are conceived so effortlessly while sharing the wilderness experience. Above all else, it is a reflective, sometimes philosophical look at what makes those precious hours spent outdoors in New Zealand so incredibly special."