Books

South Gippsland Publishing Company. Foster Vic. 8vo Illust 64p. Card cover. Foreword by Rex Hunt. An introduction into baitfishing for the young and older anglers. Covers the requirements, the skills, the fish and the locations mainly  in Victoria. – Fine    

Winchester Press  New York, 1973 revised edn, 8vo, Illust, 144pp,   D/J. Foreword by Lee Wulff. B/W photographs and sketches. Introduces the angler to the exciting world of the bonefish.  Locations, equipment, techniques and the excitement of the chase are discussed. Sl rubbing to d/j. – Fine

Winchester Press New York .1973 revised edn, 8vo. Illust. 144pp. Blue cloth Cover.  Foreword by Lee Wulff.   B/W photographs and sketches. Introduces the angler to the exciting world of the bonefish. Locations, equipment, techniques and the excitement of the chase are discussed. - Fine

The History Press  Stroud,  2011,  8vo, 190pp. D/J.  The story for one mans obsessive search in Scotland, Cumbria and the wildest corners of Ireland  for the Salmo Ferox, a canibalistic  large species of the trout family.  At times in the company of a disparate band of fanatics - alchoholics, mountain men, scientists, tree planting eco-warriors and one genuine soothsayer. Not all of them survived. -Very Fine                                                                                                                         

The Lyons Press  New York. 1996   1St.Edn. 8vo. Illust.  253p.  D/J.  Tying and selecting and fishing the best 150 Bonefish fly patterns.  Chapters include Fly Characteristics, Fly Profiles, Selecting Bonefish Locations and prey, Tying Sequences, Design alternatives, Fly Materials and Sources of tyers and materials.  Bibliography. Dick Brown has fished the Bahamas and Keys for over 20 years and regularly contributes to angling journals.  -Very Fine

Simon & Schuster   Sydney, 1992. 8vo, Illust, 287pp. Soft cover. A comprehensive reference on both equipment and skills required for successful and safe boat based fishing. The first section covers boat construction and set up, engines, maximizing performance, electronics, boat operation in all conditions. Other sections cover, tackle, boat fishing techniques and fishing the rivers, bays, offshore and catching the giants of the sea.    –Very Good 

A & C Black   London, 1979, 2nd revised edn.,  8vo, Illust., 177pp.  D/J.  Introducing the techniques, the fish, tackle and accessories for lake and impoundment fishing. " A clear simple, helpful work on how to start rereservoir fishing.  It’ll guide you the early stages when you wonder whether you’ll ever succeed on those broad expanses of water.  Its not only for the beginner, but also for river fishermen who have to adapt to reservoir techniques.”…Trout and Salmon.  P/C. - Fine                                                              

A & C Black  London 1972, 8vo. Illust. 160pp.  D/J. Massy book plate. Introducing the techniques, the fish, tackle and accessories for lake and impoundment fishing. " A clear simple, helpful work on how to start rereservoir fishing.  It’ll guide you the early stages when you wonder whether you’ll ever succeed on those broad expanses of water.  Its not only for the beginner, but also for river fishermen who have to adapt to reservoir techniques.”…Trout and Salmon- Fine            

Lyons and Burford  New York. 1995 1st Edn.  4to. Illust.  285pp  D/J.      Combs discusses prime destinations from California to Australia, He devotes a separate chapter on  seventeen selected species. Each chapter gives a short history and fly fishing strategies for  gamefish including Dorado, Blue Martin, Black Marlin, Striped Marlin, Albacore, Yellowfin Tuna, Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, Pacific Salmon, Sailfish and inshore gamefish. Each chapter contains delightful anecdotes of his own experiences and from acknowledged experts including Lefty Kreh, Bob Popovics, Rod Harrison, Winston Moore, Nick Curcione, Chico Fernandez Steve Able and many others. He also includes chapters on tackle, teasing techniques, tying techniques and a major section on bluewater flies and poppers.          Foreword by Lefty Kreh.

" Trey’s magic carpet of a book chronicles the cutting edge developments on the world’s oceans – The happenings of the people. It is a work of enormous technical value, to say nothing of Trey’s way with words”………Rod Harrison

Trey Combs, is a world record holder for wahoo, black marlin and striped marlin, He is the author of four books as well as numerous magazine articles and is a contributing editor to Fly Fisherman magazine. He organizes bluewater fly fishing trips to Mexico, Belize, and Costa Rica. -Very Fine     

Williams & Northgate   London, 1887, 4to, Illust with 12 full page plates including 8 in colour and numerous text engravings, 298pp. + plates, original dark green cloth,  The reports of first exhaustive study of the sea-trout  from experiments and investigations carried out at the Howietoun fish farm.    Francis Day (1829-89) was a leading British ichyologist of his time and  an enthusiastic naturalist and was eventually appointed inspector-general of fisheries of India. He was the author of many valuable reports and books on Fish. . "The coloured plates were coloured from nature by Miss Florence Woolward, whose accuracy in delineation needs no remark as it speaks for itself" (From the preface).     -Nr Fine.