Author(s): Murray Rodgers

Fishing

"Relationships forged on the River seem to endure at a deeper, more meaningful level than those of commerce. There, you learn of the person beyond the issue of business where the human display of joy, disappointment, curiosity, wonder, fear, and humour is less fettered. There, you can wander more freely in each other's private territories without fear of offence. My closest friends are those of the River."

From the author of Magic in the Mountains, this is a witty, charming and deeply thoughtful book about the pleasures and challenges of trout fishing in New Zealand. It concludes with a plea for the threatened water resources of Canterbury that will give anglers and conservationists everywhere cause to think about the future of their sport. Murray Rodgers is a Christchurch-based management consultant who has been trekking back country river valleys with friends and fly-rod since his early youth. He is co-ordinator and trustee of the Water Rights Trust, established in 2002 to hlep ensure proper management is retored over our rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes and aquifers for the benefit of future generations.