TO RISE A TROUT: DRY-FLY FISHING FOR TROUT ON RIVERS AND STREAMS. By John Roberts.

(1988) 1994 revised edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Pp222. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt.

"A dry fly, properly fished, can bring more action and excitement than any other method of fishing. Here ...is a comprehensive handbook for the serious trout fisherman." Chapters include; trout senses, the trout's environment; surface food - the trout's menu, the natural fly, the trout's view of the fly; fishing the dry fly - dry fly strategy, the art of representation; dry fly design -the art of deception, natural and artificial flies. 36 pages of fly patterns with colour plates and a reasoned discussion of each.