TROUT STREAMS: THEIR MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT. By W. Carter Platts.

(1927) 1977 new edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppxii,180. B/w photographs and illustrations. New introduction by Wilson Stephens. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt.

A well-planned book on developing, managing and preserving trout streams. Chapters include: Mountain stream and moorland river; Boulder dams; The lessons of the dams; Board dams; Stake-and-wattle and bag-work dams; The food problem on the mountain stream; The larder of the mountain stream further considered; Frogs and snails; The mountain stream - with variations; Artificial tarns; Making a tarn; The moorland river; The undesirable alien; Netting out chub and grayling; Stocking with food; Minnows and mills; Wire weirs and fly culture; Hatching, rearing and stocking; One of the new difficulties; Hints on preservation; The river-watcher; Counting the cost; Conclusion.