book on fishing adventures

[joecon]

Hi, can anybody recommend a couple of books on fishing adventures/captures rather than methods etc, any species barbel, carp, river/large foreign waters no preference as long it is a good read..

cheers in advance....nick

 

[Neil Maidment]

Two of my current favourites are both by John Searl:

"A Brush With The Avon" and "Chalk Stream Roach - The Ultimate Challenge"

I'm a bit biased as they both refer to my "home" area and the Wessex Rivers. Two well written books, tremendous photography and the "Roach" book is collection of writings from different authors.

John Searl - The Art Of Angling

 

[Fred Bonney]

If you can get hold of Somewhere Down the Crazy River by Paul Boote and Jeremy Wade.
It's an excellent read about seeking out and catching the Mahseer and the Goliath Tigerfish in India and Africa respectively

 

[Mark Wintle]

Where do you start?

Going Fishing - Negley Farson
Fisherman's Bedside Book - 'BB'
Philandering Angler - Arthur Applin
Anything by Roderick Haig-Brown, John Gierach, Chris Yates, 'BB', Maurice Wiggin
'An Open Creel' And 'An Angler's Hours' both by Sheringham
Medlar do a whole load of anthologies including 'The River Prince' which is a barbel anthology. Also try Little Egret
My Fishing Days and Fishing Ways - J W Martin
Loads of carp stories by the likes of Maylin, Hutchinson etc.
Barbel Rivers and Captures - various
Red Letter Days - Pete Rogers ed.
Reflections on a river - Howard Marshall
Come Fishing with Me - Peter Stone
Favourite Swims - Fred J. Taylor, also other similar books by FJT.
No Need to Lie - **** Walker