ELITE BARBEL. By Tony Miles. Paperback edition.

(2004) ND (2016) paperback reprint. 4to paperback (169 x 246mm). Ppvi,146. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Tom O'Reilly. Foreword by Phil Smith.

A new paperback reprint of the 2009 second edition of one of the Little Egret Press's bestselling books. "Elite Barbel is a classic work that deals with monstrous barbel that have now become the most famous in barbel fishing history. Incredibly, as recently as 1995, the two adjacent fisheries that are home to these awesome fish, Adams Mill and Kickles Farm, were relatively unknown and little fished. This was particularly true of Kickles Farm, which was almost totally neglected. Quite simply, this is a book you will not want to put down." Chapters include:- A new era begins; The monster of two trees; The Pope comes to tea; Success at last - problems with chub; A bait breakthrough - barbel bait overview; Light relief; Teardrops; The agony and the ecstasy; Wet and wild - coping with floods; The Pope returns; The Traveller calls in; A stunning brace; Stumpy at last; What of the future. The foreword is by Phil Smith.