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Trout Hunting: The Pursuit of Happiness

Trout Hunting: The Pursuit of Happiness
By Bob Wyatt

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Bob hails from the US and now lives in Scotland. This is one of the most enjoyable reads about trout fishing that I have ever read, with some fantastic methods and imitations. This book is a must have (why hasn't Bob written 100's of books?)

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #339117 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-09-24
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 224 pages

Customer Reviews

An excellent book but not what it might appear.3
I'm afraid I have to disagree with the other reviewers of this book, if only so other purchasers go in with their eyes open. This book is very long on philosopy and short on instruction. Mr Wyatt knows his stuff, writes great magazine articles and has invented some stunningly successful fly patterns. I suppose I was hoping for a little more of the "how to" element in this book. Instead he rambles, allbeit entertainingly. He muses here, he theorises there. He speculates. One picture is captioned "Fishing the lift on a Scottish river." but there is no explaination of what fishing the lift means or how to do it. Don't get me wrong. If you are an expert angler yourself then this is a five star book - thought provoking and entertaining. However, if you are like me, and rather hoped Mr Wyatt would share a few more of the nuts and bolts, you might be disappointed.

A Modern Classic5
My only regret is that I waited so long before buying this book. It is a modern classic and deserves to be classed with the great fishing books of our time. Wyatt has an extraordinary insight to the world of the trout and his simple but accurate observations of trout behaviour and the flies needed to deceive them go straight to the heart of the matter. Not everyone will completely agree with him but this book contains so much knowledge and just plain good fishing sense that it is hard to take it all in in one reading. You will find that you will pick it up time and time again.

A Modern Classic5
I have read nearly all trout fishing books and this is right up there with the best of them. This is in every sense a modern classic and an essential part of any trout fisher's library.