SEA TROUT NIGHTS
Half a Century of Night Fly Fishing on Scottish Rivers
A Summary of the Subject and Contents of Sea Trout Nights
SEA TROUT NIGHTS by John Gray is a book presented in two parts. The first part takes us on a chronological journey through the author’s fishing life, much of it spent in search of sea trout on Scottish rivers – Endrick, Earn, Allan, Border Esk and Spey – with a brief foray into Wales along the way. Each chapter, devoted to a favourite river, is illustrated with maps, graphs and black and white photographs, all taken by the author, of the sea trout fishing pools, the flies used and some of the fish they caught on many a summer night.
The second part of the book draws on the experience of the author to guide the novice in his quest for that first elusive sea trout. We learn about the nature of the Sea Trout, its life and habits; Where and When we might hope to find them; The Weather and Water conditions likely to give us the best opportunities to catch them; The Way and Means we might employ on the river – the tackle and tactics; and the Flies we might use and how to tie them, most simple, sparse dressings, easily and simply tied – one the the most effective of all the author’s night flies consisting of no more than a sparse bunch of black squirrel tail hair tied to a slim stainless steel needle tube.
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