PERCH: CONTEMPORARY DAYS AND WAYS. By John Bailey and Roger Miller.

1989 1st edition. Large 8vo (170 x 240mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, line drawings by Chris Turnbull. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

Long out of print and now scarce and collectable, this was the first major study of the perch. Contains a history of the Aeromonas outbreak which devastated perch stocks in the 1970s". A chapter is devoted to each fishery and there are sections on the use of fish recorders and choice of rigs and tackle". Chapters include:- Far away and long ago; The perch disease; The motivation for the project ahead; Small waters; The farm pond; The sand-pit; Greenmire Pool; The reservoir; Fish recorders on large reservoirs; The police diver's pit; River perching; Larger pits; A perch fisher's weekend; Rigs and tackles; Conclusions of events. An appendix by Steve Burke gives information about The Perchfishers.