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swordsy

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Just recieved my copy of CAT this morning and as I was reading it, I thought about "who" is my favourite angling writer. there has been a lot of related threads on FM of late regarding the merits of angling writers and angling publications.


So come on who do you regard as the top writers?

For me its Steph Horak, Gary Knowles and Chris Yates. Amongst a host of others.

They all have a certain style all their own. I like that.
 
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I noticed you reviewed Tony Miles' book the other day Lee, I have that also and its a top read! As far as instructive articles go for specialist river fishing, he is probably my fave!
 
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Although the late Frank Barlows column in the AM used to have me in bulk!
 
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swordsy

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Yes, Tony is right up there at the top of the tree as well, that book is years old and I am still amazed by how much I can pick up from it.
 
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swordsy

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I was going to mention Boris his weekly rants about the match scene could have me in stitches, he always blamed his mate "Bum info" if he was'nt in the frame.
 
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JOHN WILSON is my alltime favourite CHRIS YATES is very good too.

But what about Bernard Venables, Mr Crabtree goes fishing. An influence over a whole generation, still fishing up to his sad passing.
 
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Ron 'The Hat' Clay

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It is exceedingly difficult to pick, for me, who are my favourite writers. I don't have a favourite but must admit that most of those I like to read have been dead a long time.

**** Walker, JW Martin, HT Sheringham, Frank Guttfield, Lefty Kreh, Roland Martin, Harry Plunkett-Green, Denys Watkin-Pitchford, Ray Webb, Tony Miles, GEM Skues,
Peter Stone and our Graham.

All these writers turn me on.
 
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Tony Miles and Chris Yates, both different styles, but both are a good read.
On the forum, sorry mate but I would have to include you for your unique way of putting something together (funny and informative) along with Barney Rubble, ( for his Ribble articles) Ron, (for his tales of fishing yesteryear) Graham (as an all rounder) Kevin Perkins, ( a pure geniouse) Rik (for his techniques and rigs)and others too many too mention.
 
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Whilst a little concerned wtih Ron's last statement the writers that i enjoy reading the most are, in no particular order:

David Carl Forbes.
BB
**** Walker.
Peter Stone.
Sidney Spencer
Ray Webb and Barry Rickards together.
A. Courtney Williams.
Hugh Falkus.
Negley Farson.
Alexander Wanless for the laughs.

I read Sidney Spencer the most and still fish in the style advocated in his perhaps most famous book 'Clearwater Trout fishing with Worm' - sheer genius!
 
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At the risk of being a sycophant Graham's early stuff really got me going. In a lot of ways I was biased as I had the same love of the Cheshire meres that obviously came through in his early writings.

I think Ian Welch's contributions to CAT are always an interesting read.

Chris Bishops stlye of writing is unique and very readable.

And I remember I always used to like Chris Dawn's column in Angling Times when I was in the Kingfisher guild (yes, I know a long time ago!)

My favourite book was Jack Hilton's 'Quest for carp' but that's not the question is it...

ps - shut up Swordsy you'll make me blush...
 
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Some of Chris Yates's earlier books before he started churning out the one-a-year / limited edition stuff are fabulous.

BB (Denys Watkin-Pitchford) - some of his passages still leave me spellbound. Brendon Chase was the book that inspired me more than any other as a boy and together with an old edition of The Fisherman's Bedside Book still help me to while away the odd winter evening.

Recent reads (despite not being a new book) - Somewhere down a Crazy River by Paul Boote and Jeremy Wade is a book that will be forever cherished. I wish they'd put more of their unbelievable experiences to print.

Agree with Gary, Ian Welch's stuff is always a good read on the practical side. For sheer entertainment as well as being highly informative I've always liked Jim Gibbinson's work.
 
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Ron 'The Hat' Clay

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"All these writers turn me on."

Not what you are thinking Gimp.
 
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Tag Barnes was my main man.Ron Clay did some really good articles in Angling Telegraph many years ago. Send me the money in fivers Ron
 
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Too many to list really but the most readable author that's associated with fishing would be BB. No contest!

As far as actual, 'fishing writing' goes, Peter Stone inspired me more than any other in my early days.

I must be in the minority because I didn't rate Walker particularly as a writer. An innovative genius yes, but not a particularly great writer. I've enjoyed reading other people's writing about Walker more than I did his own stuff. Although to be fair I only really caught the tail end of his Angling Times column.

Funnily enough my all time favourite angling character never wrote a great deal about the subject, though he was one of the earliest to give TV coverage to fishing. The irreplacable Jack Hargreaves. His angling snippets on the 'Out of Town' TV series made me an angler. He is my all time angling hero.

Regards Chris
 
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Walker & Ingham's 'Drop me a Line'with its exchange-of-letters-between-two-thinking- anglers format would make my top 10 angling books of all time.
 
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Ron 'The Hat' Clay

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"Drop me a Line" was indeed one of the greatest angling books ever written, maybe because the letters, which contain some really superb writing, were never intended for publication.

If you caught only the tail end of Walker's AT column you certainly never read his best work. Some of his finest writings were reproduced in books like "Walker's Pitch", **** Walker's Angling", "**** Walkers's Trout Fishing" and "How Fish Feed". The only really descriptive book that Walker ever wrote was "No Need to Lie".

The best 5 angling books ever written?

1: "Still Water Angling" by Richard Walker
2: "Drop Me a Line" by Ingham and Walker
3: "My Fishing Days and Fishing Ways" by JW Martin
4: "Fishermans Bedside Book" compiled by BB with chapters by a whole host of other writers.

5: This is difficult.

I would say: "Where the Bright Waters Meet" by Harry Plunkett-Green or "An Open Creel" by Hugh Tempest Sheringham.

Plunkett-Green only ever wrote one book, but the sheer artistry with words in this volume is almost beyond belief.

"An Open Creel", again beautifully written by a wordsmith of the highest order.

OK, there's my six.
 
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Ron 'The Hat' Clay

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But let us not overlook the writers on this website.

Kevin Perkins, Mark Wintle, Chris Bishop, Barney and our Graham are all top angling writers.

And of course there is "The Monk"

To say nothing of new contributors such as Jim Gibbinson.

I got very annoyed a little while ago when I heard that someone had said that there were no "Names" on this site. I forget who it was but whoever did say that, probably can't read good English anyway.
 
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Chris Binyon......at least it was understood he wrote a lot of bullpoo!!....Barry the hats record brownie...Pikers Valhalla...Spotting the Severn 40lb pike...........i just love characters, the fishing doesn't really matter does it?
 
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