Memories of the Shannon Rise 1936–1964 – Leatherbound Edition | Roy Dean | 1998 | Signed by Author [USED – HC – Very Good]

Roy Dean's personal reminiscences of the Shannon Rise — one of the most celebrated fly fishing events of the 20th century, and a phenomenon that made Tasmania's Central Plateau famous among serious trout anglers worldwide.

The Shannon Rise occurred on summer evenings on the Shannon River near Great Lake in Tasmania's Central Highlands, when vast numbers of trout would rise simultaneously to take the evening hatch — creating fishing conditions that veteran anglers described as unlike anything found anywhere else in the world. From the 1930s through to the 1960s it drew anglers from across Australia and internationally, and the culture that built up around it — the camps, the characters, the rituals of the evening rise — became a distinctive chapter in Tasmanian fly fishing history.

The rise diminished significantly after the 1960s due to hydro development and changes to the river system, and the era Dean writes about is effectively gone. His account covers the period 1936 to 1964 — the golden years — drawing on first-hand memory and the characters he fished alongside.

At 111 pages, this is a compact but affectionate account of an era that serious Tasmanian fly fishers and collectors of Australian angling literature actively seek out.

This is the signed leatherbound edition — a fine presentation of Dean's memoir.

CONDITION

Used, generally good condition with some bumps to the corners of the leather cover.

BOOK DETAILS

• Leatherbound hardcover.
• 111 pages.
• Published 1998. Out of print.
• Signed by the author.

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