Born To Win – Tom Pickering

A book review by Bob Roberts I suppose I initially became aware of Tom through a series of excellent magazine articles in Coarse Angler magazine that had a great influence Continue Reading →
A selection of angling book reviews
A book review by Bob Roberts I suppose I initially became aware of Tom through a series of excellent magazine articles in Coarse Angler magazine that had a great influence Continue Reading →
A review of Rod Hutchinson’s final book, Before I Forget Continue Reading →
You’re packing up after a glorious day’s fishing. It didn’t matter that the rain never let up because you were catching, but oh dear, your peg’s like a battlefield with mud Continue Reading →
Angling Books – Bob’s Pick Of 2013 – Part Two More Books With The X(mas) Factor The past year has been bountiful, genuinely producing a fabulous crop of brilliant new Continue Reading →
There’s little doubt that commercial fisheries will ultimately dominate UK angling. After all, rivers are threatened by predation, pollution, dreging, invasive species and fish thefts. And that’s just for starters. Worse than Continue Reading →
I’ve been busy ploughing through a pile of books lately and maybe you’d like to know what I think of them. Perhaps you might even invest in one or more Continue Reading →
It is more than a quarter of a Century since Dick Walker died yet his legacy lives on. It does so for good reason. He was a one-off. Walker had Continue Reading →
Well Christmas is coming and i’m sure a lot of wives and girlfriends will be looking for that special little present for you. Well, in case she doesn’t find it Continue Reading →
Looking For That Very Special Christmas Present? I was recently asked to contribute a chapter to a special book that will honour the 10th Anniversary of Little Egret Press as Continue Reading →
Although the past month or so has been pretty hectic, as it always is at this time of year with so many fishing oportunities to take advantage of, I’ve been Continue Reading →
Are Angling Books A Good Investment? A little while back I reviewed Big Carp reprint of Dick Walker’s famous tome in this column. The book’s publishing house, The Little Egret Continue Reading →
Book Reviews Random jottings about some of the titles on my book shelves… Title: Spin Me A Line Author: Richard Walker Edited By: Peter Maskell Publisher: Little Egret Press Title: Continue Reading →
Title: A Specimen Fishing Year Author: John Wilson Publisher: Little Egret Press Let us be in no doubt, John Wilson is an iconic figure. He effectively brought angling to the Continue Reading →
Title: Walker’s Pitch II Author: Richard Walker Edited By: Peter Maskell Publisher: Little Egret Press If you only read one angling book this year, make sure it Continue Reading →
Book Review Carp Along The Way, Volume One by Rod Hutchinson Pub: Angling Publications Ltd If there’s a more disorganised angler in the world than Rod Hutchinson, I’ve yet Continue Reading →