BARBEL FISHING: A LOGICAL APPROACH. By Tim Lennon. Limited hardcover edition.

2004 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 217mm). Pp119. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Edition limited to 200 signed and numbered hardback copies.

Tim Lennon is a barbel specialist of long standing. Here he explains his approach and techniques, giving much useful advice illustrated with accounts of his own experiences. Lennon's main approach is sight fishing on the clear rivers of Southern England, such as the Hampshire Avon and Dorset Stour, and so this is what much of the book concerns. This hardcover edition was limited to just 200 numbered copies. An unlimited paperback edition was also issued. Chapters include: Equipment; Locating the fish; Baits; Methods and rigs; Catching the fish; Targeting specimen barbel; Any questions; Lessons learned; Barbelling then and now; The future of barbel fishing. The author is also a keen collector of angling books and the rear of the book contains a fairly comprehensive list of titles concerned solely, or mostly, with barbel and barbel fishing.