THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN STILLWATER FISHING. By David Jacques.

1974 1st edition. Large 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp237. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

Based on the history of Alex Behrendt's pioneering "Two Lakes" fishery in Hampshire, this book traces the history of stillwater trout fisheries. It includes extensive sections on the construction of trout lakes, the ecology of stillwater trout, aquatic entomology, artificial flies, and techniques for fishing for stillwater trout. Eric Horsfall Turner contributes a chapter on fly presentation.