An Introduction to Fly Fishing
December 2003, 64 pages soft cover

This informative soft cover book is aimed at the beginning fly fisher who is looking for a basic grounding to the many aspects of fly fishing. An Introduction To Fly Fishing is 64 pages, A5 in size, soft cover, with colour photographs of the basic fly patterns and is priced at $19.95 retail.

As many would know, fly fishing has often been perceived as being a very difficult branch of fishing to master, however An Introduction To Fly Fishing seeks to dispel these myths by taking the angler step by step through reading streams and lakes, selecting the right fly for the right situation, as well as troubleshooting strategies for those tough days. There are also four full colour pages of some great fly patterns for a whole range of fishing situations.

Learning to cast is often the hardest part of fly fishing. To make understanding this vital element easier, concise casting diagrams have been drawn by well known illustrator Phill Jones. To compliment this, simple step by step sequences describe the basic casting action.

This book also describes fly rods, fly reels, different fly lines, leaders and tippets, as well as all the knots used to put it all together. A basic list of essential equipment is also explained, such as waders, polarised sunglasses, hats and the little tools that make fly fishing so much easier.

An Introduction To Fly Fishing is available from all good tackle stores and book shops. Signed copies will be available from The Essential Fly Fisher in Launceston, The Compleat Fly Fisher in Melbourne, or direct from the author. Copies may be purchased online from flylife.com.au or from afn.com.au

Essential Fly Fishing Techniques For Australian Lakes
September 2001, 164 pages hard cover.
Foreword by Dr Robert Sloane

Essential Fly Fishing Techniques For Australian Lakes is a book aimed at anglers with a little more than a basic grounding in the basics of fly fishing. This book discusses the whole range of techniques used on Australian lakes, with chapters on reading the wind, reading lakes, boat handling essentials, knots and rigs, dry fly methods, ho hatch days, polaroiding, windlanes, tailing, loch style techniques, deep wet fly techniques, deep nymphing, and the dressings for the new generation of dry flies.

This book is about much more than simple loch style techniques, it unveils the new innovative dry fly techniques and different strategies for using boats on lakes.

If you are interested in lake fishing and particularly boat-based lake fishing then this book really is essential. It follows on from theme explored in early FlyLife articles, with the main thrust being to tempt trout using multiple fly rigs when conditions are less than perfect.

This book has been an Australian best seller and is available from all good book stores and tackle shops. Copies are available online from flylife.com.au or afn.com.au. Signed copies are available direct from the author. This book was also released as a leather bound edition limited to 150 copies: signed and numbered. All copies available for public sale have been sold.