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Review author	steve
Review	ALL WAYS FISHING by ROGER STANDEN Reviewed by Mark Cunnington `All Ways Fishing` by Roger Standen is an autobiography recounting Roger`s lifetime involvement in angling. It charts his early ....

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Review	The anglers I have the greatest respect for are the original thinkers - the ideas men. For them it`s not sufficient to go by the book, if neccessary they`ll rewrite it. Graham Marsden is an exce....

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Review	THE STREAM by BRIAN CLARKE Reviewed by NICK VANSON This book doesn’t immediately fall into the mould of a “classic” fishing book – it’s not an account of red letter days and catches by a f....

Review author	Steve
Review	Tales from the Water`s Edge By Tom Quinn Published By David & Charles A lucky buy this one. It was in a pile of bargain books at the local garden centre, and for £8 it looked good. Nice ....

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Review	The Life and Times of Bill Quinlan Compiled by Bob Buteux, Illustrated by Tom O`Reilly Published 2003 by Little Egret Press at £18.95 + p&p, or £125 + p&p in full leather. To order....

Review author	steve
Review	The New Compleat Angler by Stephen Downes. Illustrated by Martin Knowelden. I mentioned when I started this site that I`d draw your attention to overlooked books that could be considered class....

Review author	steve
Review	The New Compleat Angler by Stephen Downes. Illustrated by Martin Knowelden. I mentioned when I started this site that I`d draw your attention to overlooked books that could be considered class....

Review author	steve
Review	RED LETTER DAYS Edited by Peter Rogers (Illustrated by John Searl) "Great triumphs do not come often in angling, and this is a blessing. When they come they have their flavour partly ....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	CONFESSIONS OF A CARP FISHER by BB Reviewed by Chris Plumb If carp fishing were a religion - and it no doubt already has some devotees who would agree with that premise - then Confessio....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	ROD AND LINE by Arthur Ransome Reviewed by Chris Plumb Use of the word `classic` is sometimes over- wrought when it comes to describing an old angling book (or an old `anything` for that....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	CASTING AT THE SUN by Chris Yates THE SECRET CARP by Chris Yates I`m struck by the juxtaposition of these two great books. They make for an interesting comparison. One, tells the life ....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	GRAVEL PIT CARP by Jim Gibbinson Unusually, this is a double review. Not only have I reviewed this book myself as a newcomer to the species, but I`ve also got an experienced carp angler to add h....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	THE KING CARP WATERS by Chris Ball OK - I admit the first thing that attracted me to this book was the wildly differing prices people seemed willing to pay for it on e-Bay! I have seen bids in ex....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	THE FISHERMAN`S BEDSIDE BOOK by BB This veritable treasure trove of an angling anthology was once described in the angling magazine Waterlog as the `The Best Fishing Book in the World`. Extravag....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER by Paul Boote & Jeremy Wade The full title of this book is - "Somewhere Down the Crazy River: Journeys in Search of G....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	I KNOW A GOOD PLACE by Clive Gammon This book set me back the grand sum of 20 pence and was then in my possession for some years before I eventually got around to reading it!! Let me explain. So....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	FOR ALL THOSE LEFT BEHIND by John Andrews I had to pluck up courage to read this book. I knew from the eulogies on the cover that I might find the content difficult to get through. And I susp....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	FISH, FISHING AND THE MEANING OF LIFE by Jeremy Paxman Wow, what a find! This is my most recent book purchase and I almost don`t know where to start in reviewing it - or where to find the words ....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	REFLECTIONS FROM THE WATER`S EDGE BY John Bailey TROUT AT TEN THOUSAND FEET by John Bailey These two excellent volumes could be said to represent the `bookends` of John Bailey`s angling care....

Review author	Chris Plumb
Review	FALLING IN AGAIN (Tales Of An Incorrigible Angler) by Chris Yates THE DEEPENING POOL (The Chronicle Of A Compulsive Angler) by Chris Yates Many Yates` aficionado`s don`t rate Falling in Again,....

Review author	Steve Burke
Review	Although there are some superb pike books around, up to now it’s been difficult to single one out, as no individual book has covered everything. Piking 2000 is the most comprehensive book on....

Review author	Steve Burke
Review	FISHING DAYS (Frederick Warne, 1966) Geoff Bucknall’s “Big Pike” is well-known and highly regarded, probably because it’s about one of our most popular species. However “Fishing Days” is one ....