ANGLER and OTTER. By Tom Davison.

1950 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp199. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

Salmon and trout fishing reminiscences on the upper River Lune in Westmorland, with a couple of chapters about encounters with otters. Chapters include:- A lesson for beginners on angling; One the Lune with the stonefly; An encounter with an otter; My first salmon; Poachers; Chased and caught by the water bailiff; A catch with the stonefly, and instruction; One the Greta at Ingleton; An otter hunt; Fishing for perch and bass at Killington Reservoir; Two tips for trout anglers; Two salmon; The private otter hunt; Twelve pound salmon grassed in one minute; Back at Low Gill; A mystery failure; Wasted years; Angling at Tebay; Another Low Gill capture; Another two salmon; Trip to Low Gill; Jack Lord's lesson; Lone fight with a big one; Another otter; Season 1945.