THE COMPLETE CHUB ANGLER. By Kenneth Seaman.

1976 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp131. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Grey or red boards, spine titled in gilt.

A comprehensive guide with good chapters on fly and lure angling in rivers and stillwaters". The Complete Chub Angler is a thoroughly practical book that expounds a philosophy of how to catch this fish based on a sound understanding of the species in relation to its environment, the practice of the essential skills of watercraft and an imaginative use of baits and methods. ...Well known but nonetheless important methods of float fishing and legering could not be left out but are examined in relation to their special application to the needs of chub fishing. In addition, chapters have been included on the little-used but fascinating arts of chub hunting, surface fishing, fly, lure, and nymph fishing in rivers, streams and still waters, together with chapters on the natural history of the chub and speciment hunting, which will be of interest to all who wish fully to understand this most fascinating fish". Chapters include:- Natural history; Modern chub angling; Baits and groundbaits; With fly, lure and spinner; Hunting and surface fishing; Chub in hiding; Float fishing in rivers; Still waters and canals; Still-water fly fishing; In search of specimens; Experience teaches.