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Pat
O'Reilly
and Sue
Parker
- 2005
A brilliantly
different
book about
trout,
their
habits,
habitat
needs
and the
aquatic
life upon
which
they depend.
Written
by a fisheries
scientist,
this book
is surely
as good
as we
will get
until
a trout
learns
to write.
The English
is clear
and to
the point
- and
have no
fear of
scientific
jargon,
because
Nick Giles
has been
very careful
to explain
every
essential
term and
- more
importantly
- to avoid
non-essential
complexity.
The Nature
of Trout
is packed
with facts,
figures
and helpful
interpretation
of scientific
findings
all well
seasoned
with a
hearty
sprinkling
of common
sense
and topped
with a
great
big dollop
of practical
experience.
There
are also
some fine
fishing
tales
to round
off this
thought-provoking
book written
by a thinking,
conservation-orientated
angler
and fisheries
scientist.
Highly
recommended,
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Trout
Fisherman
Magazine
- 2005
WRITTEN
by a professional
fisheries
biologist,
this book
contains
everything
you ever
wanted
to know
about
your favourite
species
of freshwater
fish.
The reader
is led
through
aspects
of habitat,
a trout’s
life cycle
and behaviour,
the various
types
of running
and stillwater
trout
fisheries
and the
varied
species
of trout
that they
support.
The section
on conservation
and management
deals
with the
impact
of power
schemes,
the stocking
of farmed
trout
and predators
in different
parts
of the
World.
The Gone
Fishing
chapter
takes
the reader
on a journey
through
some of
Nick’s
personal
fishing
experiences
together
with useful
advice
on tactics
and fly
hatches
through
the season.
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Trout
and Salmon
Magazine
-
December
2005
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Peter
Lapsley
- 2005
Anyone
with an
active
interest
in trout
and trout
habitat
management
will be
aware
of at
least
some of
the work
done by
Dr Nick
Giles.
A fisheries
consultant
by profession,
he is
widely
recognised
as one
of the
leading
national
authorities
on the
subject.
It is
Nick's
experience
and expertise
that make
The Nature
of Trout
so compelling.
I bought
a copy
as soon
as I heard
it had
been published,
read it
from cover
to cover,
enjoyed
it greatly
and will
use it
in future
as a trusted
source
of information
on all
aspects
of trout
and their
needs.
I must
confess
that the
book took
me slightly
by surprise.
I had
expected
it to
be a mite
earnest,
devoted
entirely
to trout
biology
and habitat
management.
It turned
out to
be much
more than
that.
After
an initial
'In the
beginning'
introduction,
'In the
beginning',
it is
divided
into three
main chapters.
The first
two flow
naturally
from trout
habitats
and biology
to conservation
and fisheries
management.
Packed
with information,
they are
as comprehensive
and coherent
as any
accounts
I have
read,
the more
so because
they are
so soundly
based
on personal
observation
and experience,
and on
carefully
researched
reference
material.
The picture
they paint
of trout,
sea trout
and their
needs
more than
rival
earlier
works
on these
subjects,
such as
The Trout,
by Frost
and Brown
(Collins,
1967),
and they
are fully
up-to-date,
with important
sections
on issues
as diverse
as Scottish
and Irish
sea trout
declines,
the use
of triploids
for stocking
and catch-and-release.
The third
major
chapter
consists
of numerous
stories
about
Nick's
own fishing
experiences
on waters
throughout
the British
Isles.
Every
one of
them makes
a worthwhile
point
about
trout
and the
world
they live
in, or
about
fishing
tactics
and techniques,
and all
of them
are entertaining.
As a whole,
The Nature
of Trout,
is written
in a pleasantly
informal
style,
making
it a real
'page
turner'.
Handsomely
produced,
it is
illustrated
with numerous
very attractive
drawings
by Trevor
Harrop,
and it
includes
a usefully
comprehensive
bibliography.
If I had
to find
just one
nit to
pick,
it is
that the
inclusion
of an
index
could
have been
useful
as an
aid to
rapid
reference.
But, given
that the
work as
a whole
flows
so naturally
and that
the text
is broken
up under
so many
sub-headings,
that is
really
only a
quite
minor
point.
All-in-all,
The Nature
of Trout
is an
outstanding
work.
Hugely
informative,
it adds
substantially
to our
store
of knowledge
and is
a thoroughly
enjoyable
read.
Peter
Lapsley
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Fly
Fishing
and Fly
Tying
Magazine
-
December
2005
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