Book Extract – Along The Margins by Mick Hanson
Angling wouldn’t be described as a passion if it wasn’t for passionate people and Mick Hanson is as passionate as any. After years of contributing to the angling press his first book Along the Margins tells the angling story that has been a lifetime in the making. Its fifteen chapters are filled with tales of [...]
Book Extract – Stillwater Angling – Dave Tipping and Tim Ridge
I am proud to announce that Tom Oreilly at Little Egret Press has kindly offered to let me publish an extract from the forthcoming book, Stillwater Angling, by Dave Tipping and Tim Ridge. It is a book that I am really looking forward to reading, but for now, here’s a sneak preview: Roach Fishing – [...]
Book Extract – Magic in the Water – By Alan Tomkins
Magic in the Water by Alan Tomkins You almost have a heart attack when you get the run, the fight almost brings on another one, then after netting the fish you are frantic with worry about it until it has been returned and has safely swum away. If you sack it up, you sit there [...]
Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 16
Angling In Paradise With The 5C’s The Birthday Boy I couldn’t possibly write a book like this without including a few tales from Anglers Paradise. I first went there in March 1992 and I was supposed to be going with Kevin Maddocks but he cried off at the eleventh hour so I detoured via Remenham and picked [...]
Book Extract – Why Men Fish – Jon Wood
Book Extract – Why Men Fish by Jon Wood Overview At first it sounds a simple question to answer, but the reasons why a man stands by water and tries his luck to catch a creature of lower intelligence are at the same time both complex and primeval. In Why Men Fish, the author unravels [...]
‘Dream Pike’ – Stephen Harper – An Extract
DREAM PIKE by Stephen Harper Dream Pike is a stunning collection of previously unpublished stories of very big pike, each in excess of 30 pounds, captured by a wide cross-section of anglers, some famous, some not so well-known, but all with a tale to tell. From waters across the length and breadth of the British [...]
‘Lost In A Quiet World’ – By Paul Cook – An Extract
Once again Stephen Harper of Harper Fine Angling Books has come up trumps and I’m genuinely greatful for the opportunity to feature an extract from another current book, LOST IN A QUIET WORLD by Paul Cook. Born in 1964 at Bushey in Hertfordshire, Paul Cook first came to angling as a young boy under the [...]
While My Float’s Still Cocked – An Extract
While My Float’s Still Cocked – An Extract Every now and then an opportunity comes your way that you cannot possibly turn down. This is one of them. Maurice J Pledger, ‘Mole’ to his friends, is on the verge of publishing a new book, ‘While My Float’s Still Cocked’ and I’m proud to announce that he’s [...]