[Richard Tong]

Just saw this on Paul Procters Blog. Have ordered mine from Amazon already and cannot wait to read especially as supposed to be doing NZ South Island next year around this time


Thursday, 5 January 2012
NZ Trout Diaries for Christmas

A nasty virus grounded me over the festive season, so wrapping up warm I lost myself in a good book.  Full of interest, event and sound information they really don't come any they don’t really come any better than “The Trout Diaries” written by Derek Grzelewski.  A former guide, Derek takes you month by month through a fishing season in New Zealand.  And to say I became totally consumed would be an understatement.  A big fan of the crystal clear streams down under, I found myself wanting to be back there more than ever. What really does it though is how wonderfully crafted this book is.  An honest and philosophical account, you actually feel you're pacing a riverbank with the author, step by way.  Having digested every page from cover to cover, back to front and inside out, I’m fighting back powerful urges of jumping on a plane to fly some 12,000 miles and sample those huge spotted beauties……A must read even if you have little intention of visiting NZ.  Published by Bateman the book is now available from www.amazon.co.uk or www.amazon.com   

Paul~
 
You can also click on this link or perhaps some of you guys who know how to transfer an link so you can click on it can do this for me if it does not work-Richard
 
http://paulprocter.blogspot.com/

 

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Ricardo

£12.69 on Amazon today ..............

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trout-Diaries-Year-Fly-Fishing-Zealand/dp/0811710912

and some of the UK links show it at sub £10

Cheers
Mike

[Richard Tong]

Yeah have ordered my copy from The Book Depository through Amazon and it works out at roughly the same cost. Main reason  went with them was Amazon were saying 1-3 weeks delivery and BD are saying 3-5 days. PP has been contacted by the Author thanking him for advertising this on his Blog and putting a review in Amazon and wants to meet up and fish  with him so he is going out for 3 weeks this Saturday to North Island to meet him and then spend 2 weeks in South Island 'guiding' (fishing his nuts off). It's a tough life for some ain't it!!


Found this on Amazon about the Author:

Derek Grzelewski
 

Writer, photographer and adventurer Derek Grzelewski was born in Poland and emigrated to New Zealand while in his early 20s. He is a regular contributor to top-end magazines like New Zealand Geographic, Australian Geographic, Smithsonian, GEO and Flylife. He is a former professional fly fishing guide and the founder of Wanaka Flyfishing Academy.

Rob Sloane, editor of FlyLife magazine wrote about his TROUT DIARIES: "The book will surely become a classic. I couldn't put it down. If I ever read a better fishing book I can't remember it."

Derek Grzelewski lives in Wanaka, New Zealand, in a fishing cabin on the bank of the Clutha river. His website is www.derekgrzelewski.com