RESERVOIR TROUT FISHING WITH TOM SAVILLE. By Tom Saville.

1991 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp200. Colour plates of flies, photographs, b/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

Fishing tackle dealer and jazz musician, Tom Saville, was a pioneer in fly-tying and flyfishing for reservoir trout. This is a sound practical treatise on fishing for trout, especially in the reservoirs of the East Midlands. Chapters include: Early days and later developments; The reservoir trout; Reservoirs and the weather; Equipment and tackle; Bank-fishing in April; May - buzzer bonanza on the bank; June - bank on a bonus of sedges; The bank in high summer - July and August; September bank-fishing - sport to remember; Late-season bank-fishing; Boat-fishing - some important basics; Boat-fishing tactics; Fly-tying, the indispensable skill. Appendices deal with knots and fly patterns.