TROUT, SALMON AND THE EVENING RISE: THE BAROMETRIC BREAKTHROUGH. By Andrew Bett.

2006 1st edition. 8vo paperback (148 x 211mm). Ppiv,184. Colour plates of flies, photographs, bibliography.

Andrew Bett takes a new look at why salmon take a fly in fresh water: a new theory and its practical application for the fly fisherman who owns a barometer. The author's theory predicted a repertoire of salmon behaviour which was later confirmed to his satisfaction in seven years of study. He also claims support from as yet unpublished research, and describes analogous barometric phenomena apparently observable in aquatic insects. The book also addresses the same question to trout and sea trout fishing. Chapters include: The generations before us; The long learning curve; The barometric study; The barometric breakthrough; When chips are down; Trout fishing and the evning rise; A barometer beside the river. An interesting notion with a long pedigree, and worth a try for the sake of curiosity at least.