Let’s start by calling it like it is. There’s no shortage of mediocre fly fishing books out there, and more often than not, new titles mirror books that have already been written. Unfortunately, books that take on a new subject and do so well are few and far between. Fortunately for all of us, the new book GT – A Flyfisher’s Guide to Giant Trevally, by Peter McLeod, breaks the mold of mediocrity and sets a high standard for what a fly fishing book ought to be.

Peter McLeod is a well-traveled angler who has fished over 60 locations and 20 countries, many of which multiple times. Over the course of his travels, McLeod acquired an obsession with giant trevally, and it is clear that his obsession has led to expertise. And this expertise is what makes his new book a resource that is jam-packed with informative content about every conceivable aspect of Gts.

While there is much still to learn about many of our most prized saltwater species, from giant trevally to tarpon, McLeod shows us in the book that he is on the forefront of what is out there when it comes to this fish. And McLeod leaves no topic untouched. From the distribution of the specie to the history of fly fishing for giant trevally, including the dates destinations were explored to new locations on the horizon to evolution of the pursuit, this book as it all.

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