True Confessions of a Tasmanian Fly Fishing Guide by Neil Grose | PB

True Confessions of a Tasmanian Fly Fishing Guide by Neil Grose | PBIn Tasmania, fly fishing is more than a sport. It is an obsession, a privilege, and occasionally a complete farce. From childhood creeks in the north east to the wild lakes of the central plateau, Neil Grose recounts the people, places and improbable events that have shaped a life spent chasing trout. Along the way there are guides, eccentrics, legendary anglers, and the occasional client who would have been better off staying in bed. We know that fly

In Tasmania, fly fishing is more than a sport. It is an obsession, a privilege, and occasionally a complete farce.

From childhood creeks in the north-east to the wild lakes of the central plateau, Neil Grose recounts the people, places and improbable events that have shaped a life spent chasing trout.

Along the way there are guides, eccentrics, legendary anglers, and the occasional client who would have been better off staying in bed.

“We know that fly fishing is a privilege and others on this third stone from the sun struggle to survive war, famine and oppression and see fish only to stave off starvation, not as a pursuit devoted to releasing fish rather harvesting them. We can only contemplate the pure luck that we were born in places where trout swim in clean water and we have the means to chase them with the most ludicrous of techniques and equipment – I mean, is there a harder way to catch trout than with a fly rod?” ~ Neil Grose