Why a Booktrail?
The story of one man and his fish
Casting Back
Why a Booktrail?
The story of one man and his fish
What you need to know before your trail
Moving from Northern Ireland to British Columbia in the 1970s brought an entirely new dimension to McMullan’s fishing life, as there were now Pacific salmon and legendary steelhead to be caught in stunning rivers too numerous to name.
The author’s recollections range from stories of being that boarding school boy who would slip away from his still-sleeping dormitory before dawn to fish for tench, to the time when an Irish pig stole his salmon, to an encounter with a black bear in British Columbia that just might have been a serious threat. Pivot from there to reflections on the lives of commercial fishers of herring in the Irish Sea and trout in Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, and finally to the ruminations of a now very experienced angler fortunate enough to travel twice to New Zealand to seek out big trout.
Locations
Reset- Canada - British Columbia
- A: Campbelltown - Campbell River
- B: Campbelltown -Haig-Brown House
- C: Campbelltown - Museum At Campbell River
- Ireland ( Northern)
- D: Lough Neagh
- New Zealand - South land
- E: Mararoa river
- F: Waiau River
Travel Guide
Visit British Columbia
Discover the world of Roderick Haig-Brown
Campbell River is notable as the home of the late Roderick Haig-Brown perhaps the most famous fishing writers of the them all. You can also visit the Heritage House of the great man himself. The Museum at Campbell River also shows the film Fisherman’s Fall on the life of Roderick Haig-Brown can be viewed in the 30-seat Van Isle Theatre.
A few other areas are also of note such as the Skeen Region where fisherman from across the globe come here or Vancouver island where salmon and winte steehead are found
Northern Ireland
Lough Neagh
This lake is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. It is the largest lake by area in the British Isles, with a surface area of 151 square miles. It supplies 40% of Northern Ireland’s water.
New Zealand – Southland Region
The Mararoa River is one of the braided rivers of the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Casting Back: Sixty Years of Writing and Fishing
Destination: Ireland, New Zealand and British Columbia. Author/Guide: Peter McMullan
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