TROUT FISHING TACTICS.

2005 1st edition. 4to (222 x 292mm). Pp96. Colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Laminated boards.

Fasinating compendium of methods used in Australia and New Zealand for fishing for trout and salmon in lakes, reservoirs, rivers and saltwater. Brown trout, rainbows and brook trout, as well as the hybrid brookie / brown trout known as tiger trout, sterile triploids and Atlantic salmon and chinook (quinnat). A sea-run population of chinook has even established itself in New Zealand. Methods dealt with in detail are natural baits such as worms and native insects, spinners, plugs and minnows, spoons and wobblers. A forty-page section on trolling and board fishing demonstrates the use of much American-style technology. The book doesn't cover flies or flyfishing. Chapters include: The trout by Greg French and Bill Classon; Freshwater baits by Fred Jobson and Bill Classon; Mudeye fishing by Wayne Tempest; Baitdrifting by Bill James; Bubble float fishing by Wayne Tempest; Spinner blade lures by Bill Classon; Plugs and minnows by Steve Starling; Spoons and wobblers by Steve Starling; Winged wonders by Bill Presslor; The mechanics of trolling by Bill Classon; Depth sounders by Bill Classon; Downriggers by Fred Jobson, Bill Classon and Bill Presslor; Board fishing by Bill Presslor; Snap weights for trolling by Bill Presslor; Trolling attractors by Fred Jobson; Weighted trolling lines by Steve Williamson.