Tales from the River Bank

London: BBC Books. Very Good/Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 056338798x Dust jacket complete except price clipped.Red cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. Numerous Colour Phographs. 224 pages clean and tight. Tales from the River Bank will inspire both the would-be and practising angler. Fully illustrated with over eighty glorious colour photographs taken by the author, this book provides valuable insight into one of the most traditional and yet most mysterious of British pastimes. Clouds of mist rising from a deserted river in the early morning. Sparkling water and a distant angler casting in the afternoon sunlight. The excitement of the day's first bite. Freshwater fishing provides the opportunity for both contemplation and excitement, the angler pitting his wits against his quarry in the midst of a beautiful natural landscape. Tales from the River Bank examines the art, of fishing from a fresh perspective. In this book, and the BBC television series which it accodipanies, John Bailey shows how, with a greater understanding of the behaviour and biological make-up of different types of fish, it is possible to become a more intuitive and successful angler. Concentrating on Britain's major freshwater fish - barbel, chub, trout, carp, salmon, eel, pike, tench, rudd, roach and grayling - each chapter focuses on the habits of a particular species and provides practical advice and tricks of the trade based directly on the author's own experience. There is. also a selection of information boxes which offer guidance on all aspects of angling, from choosing the correct tackle and baits to proven 'techniques for catching elusive fish. .