''Old, but still class''.

[Derek Gibson]

I've spent part of the afternoon re-reading some of my old fishing mag's, a real blast from the past, ''Creel'', ''Anglers World'' ''Fishing'' etc.

They feature many old names, sadly most if not all are long gone. I felt that warm glow just as it was back in the day. Today's stuff just doesn't bear comparison, all adverts if you ask me. Rose coloured glasses, I don't think so.

Any of the older end feel as I do?

 

[barbelboi]

I regret dumping every issue of Creel, apart from the No 1 issue that I saved, whilst moving house in the mid 80's along with many others - great stuff, what a prat I am............

 

[itsfishingnotcatching]

great stuff, what a prat I am............

Old but still class then Jerry

 

[wanderer]

Specialist Angler, the old publication for the members of the National Assosciation of Specialist Anglers, great articles, top mag, had some interesting pages, one called Snide Rumours and Dirty Lies, made some of the Martin Gay stuff look tame, I vaguely remember a spat someone had with the late Jon Sidley over the way he financed his fishing, got a sneaking feeling it may have been Mr Marsden or Des Taylor, no punches pulled in those pages, great stuff.

 

[Peter Jacobs]

I would totally agree with you no that one Derek.

These days the magazines are little more than infomercials for one or another sponsored angler to peddle his sponsors wares . . . . .

The older magazines, Creel etc, and latterly Waterlog being more of an amateur angling advice and story-telling sort of publication.

I occasionally so glance through one at the airport paper shop but there truly is a limit to how many photos of plates of boilies or pellets one can view at one sitting . . . .

 

[thecrow]

Possibly a reason for so many mags going to the wall in recent years is because they have all become clones of each other, same names, same fish and same bloody advertisements, Jerry is not the only one to have got rid of mags when moving I did it myself and wish I hadn't.

 

[Derek Gibson]

The fact is that those older mag's and writer's fanned the flames that were present in us of a certain age, inspiring us if you will. And for that alone I for one will be eternally grateful, as it appears others are too.

 

[Ray Roberts]

Possibly a reason for so many mags going to the wall in recent years is because they have all become clones of each other, same names, same fish and same bloody advertisements, Jerry is not the only one to have got rid of mags when moving I did it myself and wish I hadn't.

My missus tidied up for me and threw away a whole pile of early Creel magazines that I had picked up. I brought the subject up when I couldn't find something last week. She then reminded me that this occurred 25 years ago! It looks like it's a grudge I will bear untill the grave, lol.

 

[Harvey]

Can old magazines be scanned and made available for anyone on the net?

 

[flightliner]

Its sad how the mags have gone in recant times, sure, information is pouring from each page ,be it a "hook a duck" type of piece or how to take on the challenge of a big carp. Named waters, methods, tackle needed, it's all there, along with the celeb pushing the brand required to achieve the anglers requirements.
Not for me personally but I can understand the younger anglers accepting whats on offer --- it cuts out so much work. The product placement tho annoying is deemed nessesary for the mag to be viable.
All a far cry from the days when angling writers sat down and often poured their heart and soul into a good article.

 

[dorsetandchub]

My missus tidied up for me and threw away a whole pile of early Creel magazines that I had picked up. I brought the subject up when I couldn't find something last week. She then reminded me that this occurred 25 years ago! It looks like it's a grudge I will bear untill the grave, lol.

Bet those weren't the only ones she threw away??

 

[binka]

I wasn't around to really appreciate some of the publications mentioned, it was strictly Angling Times and Anglers Mail for the weeklies supplemented by Coarse Fisherman on a monthly basis, at least as far as I was aware as a kid in the early to mid-eighties.

Like many I turned my back on the weeklies many years ago when the carp craze really started to kick in but there was one publication that I did start to take again around the late nineties called (iirc) The Angling Star.

I never knew if it was a national or regional publication but it was very much a realistic and gloss free read, I have no idea if it's still around.

 

[seth49]

The creel. That takes me back,must have read every one cover to cover many times.
I wish I still had them.best angling mag I've ever read, remember I was gutted when it stopped..
The content and photos were stunning,real quality.

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Just had a look,Coch y bhonddy books have the first twelve issues for sale.
£96.00 pound if anyone's interested.

 

[Derek Gibson]

Its sad how the mags have gone in recant times, sure, information is pouring from each page ,be it a "hook a duck" type of piece or how to take on the challenge of a big carp. Named waters, methods, tackle needed, it's all there, along with the celeb pushing the brand required to achieve the anglers requirements.
Not for me personally but I can understand the younger anglers accepting whats on offer --- it cuts out so much work. The product placement tho annoying is deemed nessesary for the mag to be viable.
All a far cry from the days when angling writers sat down and often poured their heart and soul into a good article.

An excelent summary, it encapsulates the very point I was trying to make but you did a far better job.

 

[john step]

I wasn't around to really appreciate some of the publications mentioned, it was strictly Angling Times and Anglers Mail for the weeklies supplemented by Coarse Fisherman on a monthly basis, at least as far as I was aware as a kid in the early to mid-eighties.

Like many I turned my back on the weeklies many years ago when the carp craze really started to kick in but there was one publication that I did start to take again around the late nineties called (iirc) The Angling Star.

I never knew if it was a national or regional publication but it was very much a realistic and gloss free read, I have no idea if it's still around.

Binka, I think that was the name of the one that went to the wall recently.

ALSO I have mentioned this before...FALLONS ANGLER a recently launched what they call "a magazine" It is actually more a paper back book.
No adverts. Articles written in good English on a variety of fishing disciplines and reminiscents. Some by people you have heard about. Others not so.
Ordered on line it comes in a well padded package. I have just received my edition 4.
Its a damn good read and something to keep in the bookcase.

 

[Bob Hornegold]

Binka, I think that was the name of the one that went to the wall recently.

ALSO I have mentioned this before...FALLONS ANGLER a recently launched what they call "a magazine" It is actually more a paper back book.
No adverts. Articles written in good English on a variety of fishing disciplines and reminiscents. Some by people you have heard about. Others not so.
Ordered on line it comes in a well padded package. I have just received my edition 4.
Its a damn good read and something to keep in the bookcase.

Yep, Fallons Angler for me Too !!

Bob

 

[Keith M]

I still enjoy reading through my old Creel magazines; superb magazines full of quality articles on all branches of our sport, and without the constant plugging of sponsored baits & tackle. There is even a set of blue-prints of how to make your own centrepin in one of them.

I think I would still be buying Creel magazine today if it was still being sold and in its same format.

Keith

 

[trotter2]

The creel. That takes me back,must have read every one cover to cover many times.
I wish I still had them.best angling mag I've ever read, remember I was gutted when it stopped..
The content and photos were stunning,real quality.

---------- Post added at 22:25 ---------- Previous post was at 22:17 ----------

Just had a look,Coch y bhonddy books have the first twelve issues for sale.
£96.00 pound if anyone's interested.

Look on ebay mate that's way over the top

 

[The bad one]

Specialist Angler, the old publication for the members of the National Assosciation of Specialist Anglers, great articles, top mag, had some interesting pages, one called Snide Rumours and Dirty Lies, made some of the Martin Gay stuff look tame, I vaguely remember a spat someone had with the late Jon Sidley over the way he financed his fishing, got a sneaking feeling it may have been Mr Marsden or Des Taylor, no punches pulled in those pages, great stuff.

A slight historical correction here Wanderer, Specialist Angler was indeed NASA's mag and a great read. But it never demeaned itself with Snide Rumour and Dirty Lies being a serious mag from a National Organisation. It was in fact Coarse Fisherman that ran that page when David Hall owned it, before it went bang and Metrocrest bought the title and resurrected it.
But I do agree SRDL was a good read and very funny at time, if you weren’t on the end of the butt.
I must have a good 80% of CFM (start to final finish) here in my office boxed up and about 60% of CA. Along with 90% of David Hall’s Coarse Fishing. His new title when he got back in the game.

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Can old magazines be scanned and made available for anyone on the net?

I don't think so Harvey due to UK copyright law
Here's a quick SP on it
Works published after 1922, but before 1978 are protected for 95 years from the date of publication. If the work was created, but not published, before 1978, the copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years.

 

[Mark Wintle]

I've got most if not all of many of the old magazines, including Creel, Angling, Angler's World, Fishing, Fisherman (73-75) plus plenty of Coarse Fisherman, Coarse Angler, Coarse Angling, and others. Plenty of the old mags have a lot of dross, rewritten stuff. Creel was great to start with, with Bernard Venables at the helm but after 18 issues the publisher had had enough of losing money and BV went and the quality dropped dramatically though BV came back as a contributor near the end. Angling is quite good after about 1968 when it had absorbed Creel and Angler's World until 1975 when some writers decamped to Coarse Fisherman. Worth finding are Specialist Angler, Big Fish World and Specialist Angling World. These last two had short runs and were probably too expensive to keep alive but the best out there.

I have a suspicion that Fallon's Angler will mean the demise of Waterlog, a magazine that I eventually grew bored with after 60 odd issues.