A HISTORY OF FISH AND FISHERIES OF THE RIVER EXE. By David J. Solomon.

2012 1st edition. 4to (210 x 298mm). Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations and maps, bibliography.

Angler and fishery scientist, David Solomon, presents a detailed account of the fisheries, sporting and commercial, of the River Exe throughout its length, inland and tidal. Very well illustrated with numerous contemporary illustrations and photographs. This book "follows the history of the freshwater fish stocks of the River Exe, including salmon, trout, coarse fish and eels. It examines the development of fisheries, both sport and commercial, their regulation and catches, and the people who have cared for them...particularly relevant to Exe fishermen and those with an interest in the history of the river and area." Chapters include: An introduction to the River Exe; Man and the River Exe; Early fisheries history; Salmon in the later Victorian era; Seven good decades - salmon 1900-1968; The recent history of the Exe salmon fishery; A case history - goings-on around Cowley Bridge and Pynes; Aspects of salmon fisheries management; Brown and sea trout; Freshwater fisheries; The fishing hotel; Access to fishing; The future. An appendix gives details of salmon fishing licences and catches, 1867 to 2011. Companion volume to the author's equally fine, A History Of The Fish And Fisheries Of The River Thames.