ANGLER'S CREEL. By Alexander Wanless.

ND (1944) 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 190mm). Pp207. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in black.

"This, the seventh... book by the "inventor" of the term "thread-line angling," now universally used, is based on a first selection (with original material added) of articles contributed to leading journals. ...Care has been taken to avoid repetition of material published in the previous volumes. There is, of course, much about the thread line. Poaching, people, nature, fish, rivers, methods, experiences, practical information and much else besides - such is the catch in this well-filled creel of generous size". Chapters include:- George, Jack and a salmon; Poaching adventure on Tweed; "All-day" rise on Leader; Balance in the spinning outfit; Salmon on the 6-lb line; Flies - their number is legion, but their use...!; River watchers at work; A night on the Tay; Do salmon prefer blondes?; Trout poaching in Scotland; How salmon poachers work; Management of club waters; About eels; Three fish for grayling; A salmon day on the Earn; Comedy of the big trout; Doctor's luck on the Aaro; A day on Loch Lyon; Anglers - good anglers - great anglers: angler's tale, an angler's otter; Fly fishing as it might be; Jiggeritis; Short-rising trout; Waking up a salmon; A Blair Drummond record; Queer things happen fishing! Some thread-line experiences; Encounters; Poachers' tales and others; Incidental.