Beneath the Black Water: The Search For An Ancient Fish - Hardcover
"When I was very young and on holiday in Scotland, my cousine told me about giant trout that lived in small numbers at the bottom of the Highlands' deepest lochs. They were called Salmo Ferox, and they were rumoured to be uncatchable. In my twenties, wholly accidental, I caught one. This led to an obsession that would cost me every pound I had to my name, a few thousand that I did not, a couple of girlfriends and my home. It would take me to Scotland, Wales and the wildest corners of Ireland, accompanied by a disparate band of fanatics - alcoholics, mountain men, trophy hunters, scientists, tree-planing eco-warriors and one genuine soothsayer. Not all of them survived. This is the story of the Salmo Ferox, the cannibalistic giant trout of the glacial lochs, and five years of madness in search of them - beneath the black water."
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"Beneath the Black Water is the wonderful account of a mad, disrupting, unforgiving but ultimately joyous addiction - an addiction not just to the ferox, but to the truly wild waterscapes they inhabit. No fellow angler could be unimpressed; no ordinary human will quite believe it." (Chris Yates)
"This quest for a sense of belonging comes with dreams of great fishes. Mr Berry has written a beautiful, haunted poem of friendship and obsession." (Jeff Barrett Caught By the River)
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"This quest for a sense of belonging comes with dreams of great fishes. Mr Berry has written a beautiful, haunted poem of friendship and obsession." (Jeff Barrett Caught By the River)
Jon Berry is the author of the angling books A Can of Worms and A Train to Catch. He has contributed to many fishing magazines and websites and is a former editor of the Barbel Fisher magazine.
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- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 075245837X
- ISBN 13 9780752458373
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
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BENEATH THE BLACK WATER: THE SEARCH FOR AN ANCIENT FISH. By Jon Berry.
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Book Description Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2011 ). 2011 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 240mm). Pp190. B/w photographs, chapter heading vignettes. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. When "'I was very young and on holiday in Scotland, my cousin told me about giant trout that lived in small numbers at the bottom of the Highlands' deepest lochs. They were called Salmo ferox, and they were rumoured to be uncatchable.' In his twenties, wholly accidentally, Jon Berry caught one. This led to an obsession that would cost him every pound he had to his name, a few thousand that he did not, a couple of girlfriends and his home. It would take him to Scotland, Cumbria and the wildest corners of Ireland, in the company of a disparate band of fanatics - alcoholics, mountain men, scientists, tree-planting eco-warriors and one genuine soothsayer. Not all of them survived. This compelling account of Berry's mission to catch Salmo ferox will have you hooked, fellow fisherman or not." Chapters include:- The Kildermorie trout; The last frontier; Polly; The road to Sutherland; The soothsayer; To the west coast; The Reverend's trout; Predator and prey; Among the black stuff; Kildermorie; The tyros; A Hampshire distraction; Fishing for ferox; Beneath the black water; Northern soul; Here is a sunrise; The trout of Loch Shin; Freddy; Windermere; The road to Oughterard; A week on the Corrib; A gathering of the clan; The guru; Uisge Beatha - the water of life; Wade in the water. PREVIOUS PRICE £14.99. Seller Inventory # 38398
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