FLY-FISHING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. Robert Brandon-Kirby
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Product details
1993. Large hard cover with dust cover, 180 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. Tippex mark and book dealer's rubber stamp in front. Over 1kg.
Guide to the best fly-fishing waters of southern Africa, based on secrets from local experts. Packed with stunning photos.
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The art of fly-fishing is enjoyed in Southern Africa by many thousands of people, described by Robert Brandon-Kirby; author of this outstanding presentation of the sport, as ranging from the 'keen' to the 'certifiable'. Better known as a playwright, Kirby here assumes the role of sensitive guide to the fly-fishing waters of southern Africa. He is accompanied in his travels by Peter and Beverley Pickford, whose hauntingly beautiful photography evokes the ambience of the fly-fishers world in all its moods and settings. Seeking bass and trout, we mount liquid staircases in the Western Cape, explore dams and reservoirs in the eastern province, revel in the streams of Natal and Lesotho, and enter anglers' private heavens in the Eastern Transvaal. Nor is the more vigorous side of fly-fishing neglected as, with author and photographers, we hunt the formidable tigerfish in the Okavango Delta and Lake Kariba, and cast flies for salt-water denizens at the coast.
Imbued with the conservation ethic, fly-fishers have ever had a benign impact on the environment. It was largely through their efforts that the purity and charm of English and Scottish waters were preserved and the trout stream became a metaphor for the idyllic. the same principles and ideals - still upheld by fly-fishers today, says Kirby - have protected the fly-fishing waters of southern Africa for more than a hundred years.
Fluently written and exquisitely photographed, " Fly-Fishing in Southern Africa is a celebration of the legacy of gentlefolk. Natural and social history, conservation philosophy, aesthetics, the sport itself and the nature of its devotees have all been deftly woven into a rich fabric that will not fail to inform. This superb book will be treasured not only by fly-fishers but by conservationists and all who appreciate the beauty of remote and unspoilt places."