OUT OF THE BLUE: ON FISHING AT SEA. By Chris Yates. First edition hardback.

2008 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 185mm). Ppxii,200. B/w chapter heading vignettes, pictorial end-papers. Violet boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

Principally known as a freshwater fisherman, and long-time holder of the carp record, in his latest book, Chris Yates turns his attention to sea fishing, "and his increasing passion for [the sea's] changeable moods and habits. Remaining faithful to his fundamental angling ethic - fishing simply with the minimum of tackle and always using his old split cane carp rod - he nets a mass of singular experiences, from the quiet magic of a Dorset tide-pool to the strange delight of casting into the midnight sun off the Norwegian Island of Senja". Readable and engaging tales of a carp fisherman addressing the question of shore fishing for bass.