From boyhood adventures with roach, perch, pikeand trout to encounters with great salmon in wildWelsh rivers and battles with huge sea trout onsultry summer nights, this memoir is a thoughtfuljourney through a lifetime's angling, from the earliestbeginnings with bent pin and worm to success withbig fish and experiences in later life as an angling writer. It is fullof tales to thrill the angler's blood, along with many intriguing, andoften amusing, stories of encounters with other fishermen, but aboveand beyond that it is an exploration of what fishing is about and whatmakes the angler tick. The author describes this entertaining book as'a little retrospective self-indulgence... a chance to write about myown experiences and feelings about fishing'.
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Paperback, 2019). 2019 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (127 x 262mm). Ppxii,180. Not illustrated. Slightly used but a very good second-hand copy. "From boyhood adventures with sticklebacks and small perch to encounters with huge sea trout in wild Welsh rivers on lonely summer nights, this memoir is a thoughtful journey through a lifetime's angling, from the earliest beginnings .to success with big fish and experiences in later life as an angling writer. It is full of tales to thrill the angler's blood, along with many entertaining stories of encounters with other fishermen, but above and beyond that it is an exploration of the dreams, passions and frustrations that lie at the heart of angling." "The best book I have read for a very long time . you have captured the spirit of angling in a truly remarkable way. Sure to become a classic." Sandy Leventon, former editor of Trout & Salmon magazine. "An exceptional angling memoir - from boyhood roach and perch through to Newton's obsession with sea-trout, and . a chapter on his hero, Hugh Falkus. . a little gem." Keith Elliott. . Seller Inventory # 64931
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