Mark Wintle
Well-known member
Ron stated yesterday that he thought that "all" retracted to "most" modern British angling writers were influenced by Walker.
I'm floating the argument that most modern angling writers are blissfully unaware of Walker, and judging by the tripe that I continue to read on thermoclines, floats, and a multitude of other subjects, I rest my case.
There were writers heavily influenced by Walker; his disciples if you like, Stone, Taylor, Guttfield (Clay if I might dare say so), and others that I'm sure would say that they were influenced, possibly people like Tony Miles and Jim Gibbinson (any comment from Jim? or Graham?). I'll admit that I AM influenced by his thinking.
But I see very little of that influence in those that concentrate on descriptive writing or matchfishing (where it's needed most!).
I'm floating the argument that most modern angling writers are blissfully unaware of Walker, and judging by the tripe that I continue to read on thermoclines, floats, and a multitude of other subjects, I rest my case.
There were writers heavily influenced by Walker; his disciples if you like, Stone, Taylor, Guttfield (Clay if I might dare say so), and others that I'm sure would say that they were influenced, possibly people like Tony Miles and Jim Gibbinson (any comment from Jim? or Graham?). I'll admit that I AM influenced by his thinking.
But I see very little of that influence in those that concentrate on descriptive writing or matchfishing (where it's needed most!).