Trout Trickery is everything a fly fisher’s adventure should be. This book cleverly conveys those magic moments that uplift when visiting favourite streams. Don’s special journey of discovery over decades chronicles successes and failures with his fly fishing. Early local river haunts with his mates Mike and Bert are outlined in a fun filled account as he passionately casts the fly rod across many diverse waters. A number of humorous escapades provide a backdrop to his love of fly fishing for trout. His story draws us to those magnetic New Zealand waters of the Ahuriri, Tekapo, Oreti, Mataura, Tongariro and more. Learn about wise canal titans, exasperating trout bust offs, an unmentionable wee creek, and how Don's life takes a twist after an unexpected event. A surprise trip to Alaska, has Don fishing in bear country at a number of places alongside a group of Argentinian anglers for silvers at Deep Creek and the Anchor River. An interesting account about safety issues and the demise of treasured streams highlight the challenges all anglers face. A story to delight and quench your craving for a good trout read. Don captures the essence of fly fishing, summarized in his own elegant words. “It’s never bettered—that nanosecond before lips seize the fly!”
