SALMON AND SEA TROUT ANGLING ON LEWIS AND HARRIS - PAST AND PRESENT, A HISTORY

by DAVID S.D. JONES, N.G.O. Historian and KEEPING THE BALANCE and FIELDSPORTS QUARTERLY columnist.
 
A5 paperback, 88 pages, LIMITED EDITION OF 150 SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPIES, with a foreword by SIMON SCOTT, DIRECTOR OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES FISHERIES TRUST.
 
Price £14.99 including p&p.
 
The book looks at the history and traditions of angling on the Outer Hebridean islands of Lewis and Harris from the early nineteenth century until the present day and provides a unique insight into the history of the 28 principal salmon rivers and streams, ranging from world famous fisheries such as Grimersta and the Obbe to the Arnol and the Laxdale and other little known but once productive waters on Lewis which are now being restored by local angling associations. Contains chapters about SALMON RIVERS and STREAMS, FISH ON LEWIS AND HARRIS, FAMOUS ANGLING VISITORS, ANGLING HOTELS and FISHING LODGES, ANGLING ASSOCIATIONS and SYNDICATES, SALMON NETTING, POACHING, CONSERVATION and PROTECTION OF SALMON, VERMIN, GILLIES, BROWN TROUT LOCHS, and includes LISTS OF NOTABLE SALMON CAUGHT ON LEWIS and HARRIS and THE COMBINED ANNUAL CATCHES OF SALMON TAKEN BY ANGLERS ON LEWIS BETWEEN 1871 and 1924, as well as a COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LITERATURE CONTAIING REFERENCES TO SALMON AND SEA TROUT ANGLING ON LEWIS and HARRIS. Essential reading for anyone planning a fishing holiday on the islands of Lewis and Harris, particularly as it contains details of the CURRENT ANGLING ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS TO ALL OF THE PRINCIPAL SALMON, SEA TROUT AND BROWN TROUT FISHERIES.
 
 

£14.99