SILVER SEASON GOLDEN MEMORIES. By Tony Miles. Little Egret Press edition.

(1987) 2010 2nd edition. 4to (182 x 255mm). Pp161. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w chapter heading vignettes, patterned endpapers. Green boards, spine gilt.

"Silver Season - Golden Memories was Tony Miles' first book, released in 1987, and it outlines Tony's 25th year in specimen hunting, commencing with carp on June 16th 1984 and ending on the Wensum after chub in Norfolk on March 14th 1985. It was written purely as a diary of events, the highs and lows of an angler dedicated to the capture of big fish. As such, it was never intended as an instructional work, although there is much advice to be gleaned from its pages. Many well known anglers have stated that the book was truly motivational in that it made them itch to get on the bank. In fact, the great all rounder Matt Hayes said that Silver Season - Golden Memories was the most inspirational book he has ever read! The content of the book is exactly as it was first released, with the exception of an additional Introduction and a revamped Conclusion, to bring the book up to date. There are also many more photographs than in theoriginal. Some that appeared in 1987 are unfortunately omitted, as they were lost by the printers. There are also illustrations by Tom O'Reilly. The inspirational quality of the book is undiminished; Tony's enthusiasm for big fish is infectious. Let his words transport you from the fireside to the waterside; join him in a quest for monsters."