Long Books
Dave Witherow

Dave Witherow’s Followers (1)

member photo

Dave Witherow


Genre
Sports, Memoir


Dave Witherow was born in Northern Ireland, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1971, after living for a time in Canada and Australia. He began fishing in Ireland, but did not become fully addicted until discovering the wonderful trout and salmon of the British Columbian wilderness.

But the long winters persuaded Witherow to have a look at warmer climes, and he moved to Whyalla, in South Australia. There he learnt a bit about sea-fishing, took up scuba-diving, and 'read a book about New Zealand, which up to then I hadn't heard about'.

Another migration ensued, this time to Edgecumbe, in the Bay of Plenty, where he again found brilliant fishing. 'My favourite streams were the Wheao and the Whirinaki, and to me it was close to paradise'. Before lon ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.5 · 4 ratings · 0 reviews · 1 distinct work
Open Season: An Angler's Li...
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.



Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Dave to Goodreads.