THE LOCH FISHER'S BIBLE. By Stan Headley.

2005 1st edition. Large 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp304. Colour plates of flies, colour photographs, b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Black cloth, spine titled in silver gilt.

Loch-style fishing brought up to date. Stan Headley "has replaced myth, fable and fairy story with science, technology and understanding. The author has always maintained that a thinking angler is a successful angler, and the purpose of these pages is not simply to inform but, more important, to encourage enlightened thought on ...wild trout and how to catch them." "Few are as well-qualified as [Headley] to write the authoritative work on the subject. I can't think of a better [book] for ...loch fishers to read." Andrew Herd, Waterlog Magazine. Chapters include: Scottish wild brown trout - biological, geographical and historical setting; Fly fishing on lochs - the mechanics; A whole season on the loch; Scottish loch flies; The pick of Scotland's best lochs; Loch silver; The future. Predominantly about trout fishing, but also deals with loch fishing for seatrout and salmon. Only a relatively small number were printed and this first, hardbound, edition sold out within a few months.