STEELHEAD. By Barry M. Thornton.

1995 1st edition. 8vo paperback (140 x 213mm). Pp189,ads. Colour photographs, charts.

Steelhead natural history and angling techniques principally covering the Vancouver Island area. "Steelhead, is a tribute to this magnificent fish and to steelheaders throughout the Pacific Northwest who have worked to protect steelhead and the rivers they inhabit. Full of helpful hints and secrets for success, this descriptive book hooks its readers and takes them down to the riverbank to feel the power of this extraordinary fish." Chapters include:- The steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss; Fly-fishing for steelhead; Angling for steelhead; Some Vancouver Island streams I have known; Steelhead management. The appendices include various steelhead catch statistics graphs, licenses sold, top ten B.C. rivers, and sport value versus commercial value. The author is the founding chairman and three-time president of the Steelhead Society of British Columbia.