THE HAIG WHISKY GUIDE TO COARSE FISHING IN BRITAIN. Edited by Colin Dyson.

1985 1st edition. 4to (200 x 262mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, maps. Mottled red boards, spine titled in gilt.

Well-known anglers contribute chapters on popular species, followed by a round-up of where to fish around Britain. Colin Dyson on pike, grayling and rudd; Mike Wilson on carp; John Wilson on roach; Vic Bellars on perch; Graham Marsden on bream; Tim Marks on tench; Brian Crawford on eels; Neville Fickling on zander; Dave Plummer on chub; Dave Thomas on dace and Archie Braddock on barbel. Towards the end of the book Kevin Clifford contributes an article on notable captures, covering all species, followed by a list of species records that covers not only the record at the time of going to print but also the top 25 captures of each species in turn.