When Vice-Admiral Hickling came to New Zealand in 1950, he travelled the country largely as a fishing tourist – his itinerary was little more than the route from one fishing district to the next. He was conquered – by the Tongarario River, spawning ground of the magnificent rainbow trout of lake Taupo. This book is a summation of Admiral Hickling’s ten years on the Tongariro. Famous and infamous fishermen stud its pages, stories of fishing fact and fiction are included in their dozens, and humour prevails in yarns told by and often against the author, whose lively personality is apparent on every page.

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