David ScholesDavid Scholesi(A48325 works by)(birth name: David William SimpsonScholes)
(a.k.a.
David William Scholes)
Born:Established:29 Jan 1923Ivanhoe,Ivanhoe - Heidelberg area,Melbourne - North,Melbourne,Victoria,;Died:Ceased:25 May 2005Launceston,Northeast Tasmania,Tasmania,
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During the Second World War David Scholes served in the RAAF and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He wrote many books about fishing, including Fly-Fisher in Tasmania (1961), The Way of An Angler (1963), Ripples, Runs and Rises : The Charm and Mystique of Fly-Fishing (1988) and The Enchanting Break O'Day (2000).