JOHN WILSON'S WORLD OF FISHING. By John Wilson.

2004 1st edition. 4to. Pp239. Colour photographs throughout. Blue boards titled in gilt on spine and upper board.

John Wilson recounts his adventures - and those of many of his friends - around the world, in pursuit of all manner of fish. Chapters include; Cyprinids, the carp family - roach, barbel, grass carp, king carp, dace, tench, chub, bream, rudd, golden orfe; British freshwater predators - pike, zander, perch; salmon, trout and grayling, plus sea trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, blue rainbow trout, lake trout, Arctic charr; global saltwater gladiators - sailfish, yellowfin tuna, bonefish, captain fish, tarpon, amberjack, bronze whaler sharks, nurse sharks, big eyed tuna,cassarva, cubera snapper, jewfish, permit, lemon sharks; global freshwater predators - white sturgeon, mahseer, golden dorado, tigerfish, predatory bream, sementendu catfish, vundu, Nile perch; bait, attitudes and oddities; British saltwater favourites - bass, garfish, tope, plaice, conger, pollack, black bream, coal fish, cod, bull huss, ballan wrasse, blonde ray, smooth hound, starry smooth hound, thick lipped mullet, thin lipped mullet, twaite shad.