FLY FISHING FOR GRAYLING
By John Roberts
Light shelf-wear to covers but internally clean. A good-plus paperback.
(1999) ND (2005) paperback edition. Large 8vo paperback (172 x 246mm). Ppx,149. Colour photographs. Thin card covers.
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"John Robert's [sic] first book, The Grayling Angler, came out in 1982. Since those far off days John has become well known both as a fisherman and as an author. From his first flyfishing efforts on the Yorkshire waters near his home, John has travelled far and wide in pursuit of grayling, gaining considerable experience in Scandinavia, Canada and the USA, fishing in company with some celebrated anglers and developing a remarkable knowledge of his quarry. This new book is the fruit of his many year's [sic] quest as a grayling specialist. Illustrated with fine colour plates of grayling flies shot by Terry Griffiths, the book provides a comprehensive guide to the life cycle of the grayling, its habitat, distribution and food with a full description of modern flyfishing methods, both dry fly and subsurface, and an extensive list of recommended grayling patterns which includes the very latest from Eastern Europe as well as the best traditional flies. This is an authoritative book of the greatest value to all grayling fishermen." (Publisher's blurb).
"An excellent book which I thoroughly recommend." (Derek Mills, Flyfishers Journal).
"An absolute must for the serious grayling fisherman." (Journal of The Grayling Society).
Contents include:- The Grayling Society; Grayling: a personal view; The facts of life (Habitat; Distribution; Lifecycle); Food (Caddis; Shrimps; Midges; Terrestrials; Reed smuts; Stoneflies; Ephemeroptera); Fly fishing methods (Dry fly fishing; The Klinkhamer Special; Fishing the caddis hatches; Fancy dry flies; Dry fly presentation); Subsurface fly fishing (Bug fishing; The leadhead nymph; Fishing the caseless caddis; Polish and Czech short nymphing; Traditional nymphing; Wet flies and spiders; Minor tactics); Recommended grayling flies; Appendix A - A list of grayling rivers in Britain; Appendix B - Grayling growth rates; Bibliography.
This paperback edition carries only the original publication date of 1999 but was actually published in June 2005. It differs slightly to the limited hardback first edition. The pagination of the paperback edition is x + 149 pages rather than x + 150 and the note about The Grayling Society has been moved from the back of the book to the front. Also, the underwater and scenic photographs found in the first edition have been removed from this paperback edition, though the plates of artificial flies, shot by Terry Griffiths, are still present. As far as I can tell the text is the same as the first edition although the blurb on the rear cover has been slightly re-written and had a couple of apostrophe-related errors thrown in for good measure.