The Trout and Salmon Handbook: A Guide to the Wild Fish

A beautiful book for the angler who has progressed from simply catching fish to becoming fascinated by them. There are fishing books that teach you how to catch fish. And then there are books that make you stop and admire the fish themselves. This is very much the latter. Featuring stunning full-colour plates of trout, salmon and char, beautifully rendered with remarkable detail and artistic flair, this handsome handbook is a visual celebration of some of the most extraordinary fish that inhabit the world's rivers, lakes and oceans. Each species is explored through its identification, distribution, life cycle, habitat, conservation status and sporting qualities, covering both familiar favourites and less commonly encountered species. There are also practical notes on angling techniques, making this a useful reference for fly fishers as well as naturalists and anyone fascinated by wild fish. But it is the illustrations that make this book particularly special. The colour plates bring out the extraordinary variation in shape, markings and colour that exists among trout, salmon and char – something that becomes increasingly fascinating the more time you spend looking at fish. And perhaps that's part of becoming an older, slightly more obsessive fly fisher. You start out wanting to catch them. Then you want to understand them. Eventually, you find yourself studying the spots on their cheeks. Very good condition. Hardcover, 24cm x 18cm, 122 pages.