By Raymond Doogue and John Moreland, Illustrated by Eric Heath.

Whether you are eight years old or eighty, whether you are after spotties off the end of the wharf or seeking marlin from an ocean-going lauch, this book will help you catch fish, for its first part - contributed mainly by Ray Doogue - gives the hard practical advice on this aspect of fishing.

The second part - mainly the work of John Moreland - tells you about the fish that Ray Doogue has helped you to catch. It gives clear and straightforward descriptions of over 100 of the most keenly sought and commonly caught seafish of New Zealand waters.

Assisting both authors is artist Eric Heath, himself a keen successful fisherman. His drawings of tackle amplify and clarify the practical section, and supplement the identification section with scientifically accurate drawings of the species described in the text.

No New Zealand rod or line fisherman can afford to be without his own copy of this excellently useful guide and it is equally valuable to net-fishers, underwater divers, beachcombers, pool fossickers, and all who live at the water's edge.

Hard back, 313 pages. 6th edition 1973, good condition. little wear/small chip on dust jacket