Author: Hugh Falkus
Publisher: H F & G Witherby Ltd
Date: 1987
Rating: ***
This is a short review otherwise this would be longer than
this book which was published as a limited edition to celebrate Hugh Falkus’ 70th year, and 25
years since his seminal work “Sea Trout Fishing” was published.
The book is a very short story about an angler who sees a
sea trout of his lifetime, and his desire and determination to capture it, but
having done so the capture is tinged with sadness for the demise of a superb
fish.
Falkus was a graphic writer and this is a beautifully
crafted short story enhanced by Christopher Wormell’s illustrations. Whilst I
believe that only Falkus’ devotees would buy a book for its brief content, it
was after all written by a master of literature and is therefore a good, short
read.