TROUT AT TEN THOUSAND FEET: REFLECTIONS OF A PASSIONATE FISHERMAN. By John Bailey.

(2001) 2002 1st US edition. 8vo (155 x 220mm) Pp175,ill. B/w illustrations by Robert Olsen, cloth-backed boards.

Fishing tales from the Arctic to Mongolia, from bonefish to mahseer. A good read from this prolific author. "Trout at Ten Thousand Feet is an original and very personal collection of stories by John Bailey about his love of fish and the pleasures of fishing. ...His extraordinary adventures (which tell of espionage, death threats and even a plane crash) have taken him to some of the most remote and inhospitable places. Covering all shapes and sizes of fish from anchovy to zander, this exciting, often humorous book, brilliantly captures the magical mysterious and addictive nature of fishing, as well as introducing a motley collection of characters from around the globe." Chapters include: John the fish; Fishing the flowing dream; Arctic lightning; Song of the sturgeon; Mongolian odyssey; Trout at ten thousand feet; The turning of the tide; Icon fish; The never ending dream.