A SPORTING ALMANAC: FISHING. By Gareth Thomas. Photographs by The Daily Mail.

2003 1st edition. Small 8vo (150 x 200mm). Pp128. Colour and b/w photographs throughout. Laminated boards.

"This book is not designed specifically as a technical handbook, though it does contain a host of tips and advice; rather it gives useful reference, including sections on the kinds of fishing offered by different locations, codes of practice for conservation, and an extensive guide to common species found in UK waters". A general overview and brief history of angling dotted with interesting records, statistics and anecdotes. Chapters include: A brief history of angling; Where to fish; The species; Competitive fishing; Women and fishing; A fishing miscellany; Conservation etiquette and the law; Angling and the environment; Glossary of terms.