A CAST IN TIME. By Alex Gillett.

1992 1st edition. 8vo paperback (163 x 240mm). Pp158. B/w illustrations.

Fishing reminiscences from the author's English childhood through many years of New Zealand trout fishing. Chapters include: Long ago and far away - Rising above it all; Naive novitiate; Keeping afloat; Once on a summer's day; Poached salmon on the menu; Talking tench; Bloody Nannygai; Snapper from the sounds; Going back; Manners and morons; Water under the bridge; Net results; Stick-in-the-mud; Home (or) on the range; Mick; Pulling together; Once upon a time in the West; A mixed bag - Rolling your own; Gone with the wind; Dog leg in the road; Kahawai in the surf; Early bird; The road to Taupo; Adapting to the dap; Strange customs; A waiting game; My 10 best fishing spots; Spreading the messages of maturity; The best laid plans; Alone; Four stories - Red setter; Hiriwa; The deceivers; Fogarty; Fit only for anglers or very honest men - Cooking 'em; Dying for a smoke. The foreword is by John Parsons.