LAKE VYRNWY: THE STORY OF A SPORTING HOTEL. By John Baynes and George Westropp.

1992 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Ppxiv,136. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"[This] is the first book to combine the remarkable history of Lake Vyrnwy and its Hotel with a useful and informative guide for the sportsman to the lake and the surrounding estate. Open for business for just over 100 years, the Hotel has seen some fascinating changes since it opened in 1890. It was built as a fishing and shooting retreat and it still serves that purpose admirably. The book gives an insight into what the Upper Vyrnwy Valley was like before the construction of the biggest artificial reservoir in Europe, and the varied history of the Hotel and its management. It also contains an authoritative guide to the fishing and shooting offered by the huge Vyrnwy estate. Indeed, first time fishers at Lake Vyrnwy will find out how to fish the lake, with what flies, and where the best spots can be found. The pheasant and grouse shooting fraternity are similarly well served." Chapters include: The valley in the days before the Lake; The creation of the Lake; The first half century; The second half-century; The story of trout fishing on the Lake, by G.V. Westropp; How to fish the Lake, by G.V. Westropp; The shooting rights; Running a sporting hotel; The essentials of hotel management. Appendices give a record of trout caught in the Lake from 1890 to 1991, and a record of game shot.