MY LIFE IN FISHING: FAVORITE LONG STORIES TOLD SHORT. By Stu Apte.

# (2008) reprint. 4to (177 x 253mm). Pp247. Colour photographs throughout.

# "More than a collection of engaging stories and flyfishing pointers [this book] is a glimpse of the development and evolution of the sport, and of salt-water fly fishing at its highest level, through the eyes and anecdotes of the only man who can tell the stories. ...a seminal work to be treasured by everyone..." Chapters include: You won't believe it but try anyway, because this really happened; How to worry your mom; Fishing's flat-out best - the thin-water flats; Record tarpon, the challenge and the prize; bonefish, Hang on and hope; In praise of permit; Pacific sailfish on a fly, the start of something big; Gator bass; The best trout streams I've ever fished, New Zealand; Cajun redfish and Cajun quarterback; Record tarpon, man overboard; 'Nice cast, Mr President'; Barracuda, the tiger that swims; Snook and the Slugger; Papa pours a batch; Irish salmon, with an audience; Creatures of the night Down Under; Curt Gowdy, the American sportsman; Have tackle, will travel - tips on fishing abroad; Today's menu special, shrimp (as bait); Jazzin' with Yaz; Cobia, the shark imposter; Viking salmon, Iceland; 2,000 lb acrobat, Australia; Wandering for linesides, Atlantic striped bass; Wahoo burning rubber; When terror stalks the flats, sharks stealing tarpon and bonefish from the line; Light tackle, big fish, down and dirty rules; A sailfish spectacle; Behaving yourself on the flats, a guide's plea for etiquette; showtime, it's your move; A flats-fishing epic; Lefty's short course on giant tarpon; Stormin' Norman's tarpon campaign; Taming the triple, success with three-digit tarpon; today's catch, tomorrow's dreams, catch and release as an angling code that makes a lot of sence, rules to make the ethic work; The birthday fish; Those elusive good old days, don't let yours get away.