The Trout Dreams: A True Romance of Fly-Fishing in New Zealand by D. Grzelewski

$39.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

The long-awaited conclusion to Derek Grzelewski's Trout Trilogy! The Trout Bohemia, Derek Grazelewski has returned to guiding, sharing his passion and secrets for fly fishing with enthusiastic anglers from around the world. But his life is about to change when he is contacted by 'a Colorado girl who jus t loves to fly-fish'. They strike up a long-distance relationship, and Jennifer soon flies out to New Zealand to join Derek for a season of fly fishing an experience that will transform their approach to life and trout fishing forever. With Jennifer's fly-casting technique best described as 'punk rock', Derek has his work cut out for him to rapidly elevate her skills to meet the formidable challenges of fly-fishing for large wild trout in New Zealands ultra-clear waters. Join Derek and Jennifer on their angling adventures which take them from the fabled streams of New Zealand's South Island to the iconic trout rivers of Colorado, USA. Filled with Derek's wry storytelling, expert advice and a guides secret tips for fly-fishing, The Trout Dreams is a true tale of finding trout and love in New Zealand. ...Show more

Forgotten Years by Brian Conroy

$44.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

Dark Forest Deep Sea: Reflections of a hunter by Richard Hall

$38.00 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

In the wild there is an element that cannot be seen, tasted, heard or smelt - it can only be felt, and it is a feeling of enchantment. After his first hunting experience in New Zealand as a young man, Richard Hall has been drawn back again and again, wanting to relive the feeling only this country's wil derness can give him. Dark Forest Deep Sea goes beyond recollections of one man's hunting trips. It delves into the emotions and sensations at the heart of the experience, and the reasons for doing it. From catching eels in a river on a moonlit night to spearfishing on a single breath in the Pacific Ocean to stalking deer in silent forests - scientist Richard Hall reflects on both solitude and mateship, our relationship with landscape and nature, and how the wilderness gives him what he needs to live in the world. This is the human story of hunting. ...Show more

The Trout Bohemia: Fly-fishing travels in New Zealand by Derek Grzelewski

$39.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

From the author of the universally acclaimed Trout Diaries (2011) comes a captivating new volume of fly-fishing adventures in New Zealand, artfully illustrated with ink and charcoal sketches. Join Derek Grzelewski as he explores the waters of his trout bohemia - both famous and deathly secret - and mee t the passionate expert anglers he encounters and fishes with along the way.  Some are locals, others come from overseas, but all share and reaffirm his conviction that, when it comes to wild trophy trout in magnificent settings, there is no place in the world quite like New Zealand. ...Show more

Those Were the Days: Memories of Venison Recovery by Brian Conroy

$49.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

Trout Fisherman's New Zealand Log Book by Jim Ayers

$24.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

This logbook provides space to record fish caught and areas fished on each trip as well as other details including weights, condition factors and a summary of each fishing season.

A Bum in the Bush by Al Lester

$38.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Biography

You'd think having spent a good few years roaming the hills that a man might have learnt a thing or two and so suffer a few less stuff-ups. As you'll read, I'm a bit of a slow learner and I've got a fair way to go yet! Hot on the heels of Hunting in the Raw, Big Al's first successful book, A Bum in th e Bush introduces us to more of his mates, mishaps and misadventures as he tries to bag elusive animals, insects, fish and other strange entities, like the Stag Bogeyman!   ...Show more

Mad Men of the Mountains by Al Lester

$38.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Biography

'The mountains have a habit of bringing out the best in people, despite the hardships that rain, hail and snow often throw in. In fact, it's only after a bit of adversity comes along that a person's true character comes to the fore. Those with a love for the hills take these things on the chin and just get on with enjoying it.' Once described as 'Barry Crump meets Fred Dagg', 'Big Al' Lester is the modern-day master of the hunting genre. Mad Men of the Mountains – Al's seventh collection of yarns – is another rollicking ride through New Zealand's wild outdoors, a countryside he so obviously loves. Armed with his rucksack, a rifle and a keen sense of humour, Al and his mates encounter all manner of beasts that got in the way and many a curly situation to test their mettle. Plenty of off-the-wall adventure for the hunting mad and hard case! ...Show more

The Deer Stalker's Bedside Book by Charles Smith-Jones

$59.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

A book for every deer hunter to dip into--full of fascinating stories, facts, and information about everything to do with deer and deer hunting. Covering a wide variety of subjects from equipment and techniques to recipes and classic hunting tales, this is the perfect book for every deer-hunting enthusi ast. ...Show more

How to Catch More Salmon by Henry J. Giles

$69.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

How to Catch More Salmon is about fishing according to the application of principles and practicalities that will not stop at a first salmon, but go on to catching more salmon, whether or not that is your final destination.It is not unique to fishing that a beginner can coexist with the expert and at ti mes enjoy near-parity in terms of sporting success. But as Charles Ritz wrote in his quirky and brilliant classic, A Fly Fisher's Life: 'More than all else, I like watching other fishers, and examining their tackle. In helping beginners, I often learn as much as they do.'Whether your passion for fishing takes you globe trotting (like Ritz) or not, this book invites you along for the experience, while sharing sporting insight at all levels, including luminaries of today's on and offline media. It is an aim of the book that this melting pot will draw real results from the techniques and conclusions that emerge, in terms of fish caught and opportunities taken.Think and catch more fish is a central theme, but to enjoy the sport via more nuanced and philosophical aspects is key. Get it, teach it and share it, in the UK and Ireland but also on the rivers of Norway, Canada and Russia. Enhance the common good and turn the dream of a fishing lifetime into new reality with the rest of us.The best time to catch the Salmon is between September and October. ...Show more

Helicopters and Venison: Stories of Risk and Adventure from Pioneers in the New Zealand Venison Industry by Brian Conroy

$39.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

The story of John Williams & Dennis Simpson the founders of Graham Stewart & Co. Ltd, pioneers in NZ's venison industry - the people who did the hard yards: helicopter pilots, Cessna pilots, shooters, gutters, truck drivers, strip men and cooks. They were successful when many others had failed. ...Show more

Off The Track: More Tales from the New Zealand Bush by Big Al Lester

$38.00 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting | Reading Level: very good

DoP - August 2008, Auckland 130 x 198mm 'Those of you with a sense of humour, a love of hunting and a liking for yarns about the characters that roam the New Zealand mountains, this book is for you.'Big Al' once again revisits his beloved terrain: yarns of off-road New Zealand. With his characteristic h umour and love for the land - and larrikin mates firmly by his side - Al recounts numerous trials and tribulations from recent hunting expeditions, including such things as cooking dinner with a flame thrower, knocking off plenty of pig and deer (and plenty more making a lucky escape), rats in lunchboxes, accidentally blowing up bridges, snow avalanches, a suicidal Canadian goose, and a burial at sea! ...Show more