THE MANAGEMENT OF COARSE FISHING WATERS. By Eric Birch.

1964 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 212mm). Pp144. B/w photographs by the author, line drawings by James Henly. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"Fishermen and fishing clubs in coarse fishing rivers are becoming alarmed at the growing shortage of fishing facilities ...and they are also anxious about the deterioration of those waters which remain. ...It is one thing to be anxious and another to know what to do about it. Mr. Eric Birch has written this pioneer book on his subject. Consultant to Fishery Management Services at Coventry, he has devoted his working life to the care and restoration of such waters". Chapters include:- On rivers in general; Surveying the situation; Surveying the water; Riverside trees and marginal plants; Water plants and their treatment; Control of the water; Extending the range of fishing; Restocking and its problems; Increasing the natural food supply; The value of water-bred flies in coarse fisheries; Spawning areas; Mechanical aids to river management; Pollution; General maintenance throughout the year.