PREFACE: Fishing for Salmon with a floating line and a small fly has now been practised for a number of years in nearly every salmon river in the British Isles and in very many rivers abroad. This method is generally recognized to have been first tried by Mr. A.H.Wood of Cairnton and Glassel in Aberdeen. ...... This early works is a comprehensive and informative look at the subject with much of the information still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
When Vice-Admiral Hickling came to New Zealand in 1950, he travelled the country largely as a fishing tourist - his itinerary was little more than the route from one fishing district to the next. He was conquered - by the Tongarario River, spawning ground of the magnificent rainbow trout of lake Taupo. This book is a summation of Admiral Hickling's ten years on the Tongariro. Famous and infamous fishermen stud its pages, stories of fishing fact and fiction are included in their dozens, and humour prevails in yarns told by and often against the author, whose lively personality is apparent on every page.