BIG CARP HUNTERS: CRAIG LYONS. Big Carp Hunters Series No. 4.

# 2015 1st edition. Small 8vo (152 x 217mm). Pp172. Colour photographs. Foreword by Rob Maylin. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

# Book IV in the Big Carp Hunters series. "Big Carp Hunters is a new series dedicated to a very special group of anglers: anglers who over the years have quietly gone about their angling with relentless dedication, not seeking fame or fortune, rarely publicising their catches, targeting the biggest and hardest carp in the country to catch solely for their own satisfaction. Often these campaigns require huge amounts of effort, both physically and mentally. This sort of fishing is not for everyone, certainly not for the fainthearted. The demands on normal life are incredible, and very often there are consequences." Craig Lyons is a carp angler of wide experience, although still relatively young. His experience encompasses waters such as Sutton and Sutton-at-Hone, waters in Kent, and expeditions after big known fish in many of the London reservoirs and the Colne Valley. His first book, Carp Addiction, was published as a limited edition in 2013 and sold out very quickly. "Craig is without doubt a big carp hunter; he's been there, done it and worn out the t-shirt, and I feel very privileged to have him as part of this series. However, whether he should have been in the Legends series [instead] is up to you, the reader, to decide." Chapters include: Where it all started; Sutton - the history maker; Sutton at Hone - carp fishing Mecca; Walthamstowe Reservoirs - oasis within a s**t hole; Birch Grove - a holiday venue; Tolpits - circuit water success; Walthamstowe revisited - and a Redmire week; Carp angler of the year - Sutton and The Manor; Further afield - Canada and France; Korda - the essence of carp angling.