Anyone who has ever fished the Thurso would benefit from this scholarly and comprehensive tome.
It is packed with information and anecdotes on this major salmon river.
Tracing the history of salmon fishing on the Thurso back to 1700, Dutchman-Smith uses the experience of his 40 years of angling on the river to give a lively account of the angling and netting that has taken place on the north coast for over 200 years.
A History of Salmon Fishing on the River Thurso, by Malcolm Dutchman-Smith, published by Medlar, £25.
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