The Silver Invicta, 9781913538880
Hardcover
Fishing, whisky, and wild places: a Scottish angling adventure awaits.

The Silver Invicta

journeys with a fly fisher

$41.00

  • Hardcover

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2022

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Summary

The Silver Invicta: A Fishing Life in Scotland

The Silver Invicta is a stream of impressions from a fishing life, in its varying moods, colored with plenty of whisky and eccentric company. Join Tom Harland on his light-hearted journeys with his fly rod; take part in his triumphs and disasters on rough, wild camping trips and share his encounters with the wildlife of Scotland’s rivers and lochs.

The ‘Silver Invicta’ was the traditional fly which was taken by Tom’s fi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781913538880
ISBN-10:1913538885
Author:Tom Harland
Publisher:Polaris Publishing Limited
Imprint:Polaris Publishing Limited
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:31 July 2022
Weight:431g
Dimensions:240mm x 160mm x 25mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Tom Harland’s new book The Silver Invicta is a stream of impressions from a fishing life, in its varying moods, coloured with plenty of whisky and eccentric company’

‘A beautifully written paean to Scottish fishing’

– Richard Bath * Scottish Field *

‘gentle stories, well told, carefully and articulately written … A book to savour by a warm fire with an open bottle’

– Magnus Angus * Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Magazine *

‘Tom Harland’s new book The Silver Invicta is a stream of impressions from a fishing life, in its varying moods, coloured with plenty of whisky and eccentric company’

* Fieldsports Journal *

‘Delightful … relaxed and light-hearted, a great read for anglers and others who just love wild places’

– Fred Carrie * Fish Wild *

‘A beautiful journal/reflection on fly fishing. Full of lovely writing, funny bits, advice and makes you want to get straight out on to the river’

– Sam Carlisle * FishPal Journal *

‘An eminently interesting collection of journeys seen through the eyes of an avid and talented angler and writer – journeys that will appeal to fishing fanatics and non-anglers alike’

* Paul Young, TV presenter, Hooked on Scotland *

About The Author

Tom Harland

Tom Harland is a father to two young girls, a Social Worker, and a lifelong fly fisherman. Tom has fished throughout his local Scottish Borders, England, the Western Isles and New Zealand (a country he lived and worked in for two years), but his real passion is for the hill lochs of Assynt in the North-west Highlands.

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