CREEL: A FISHING MAGAZINE. Volume 1, number 8. February 1964.

February 1964 - Volume one, issue eight. 4to stapled paperback (216 x 277mm). Pp46. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations.

Founded and originally edited by Bernard Venables, illustrated with colour photographs, mainly by Michael Prichard, and with illustrations by Venables and others, Creel was, and still is, the most highly respected angling journal. It attracted the best writers whose style and ethos are still admired today. Venables is listed on the title-page as Editor until December 1964, then from February 1965 onwards John Nixon is given as Editor and Michael Prichard as Art Editor. (Prichard was mentioned as Photographer and Art Editor from the very first issue, but did not make it to the title-page until after Venables had left). Contents of this issue include:- Leader; Creel diary; Bernard Venables goes fishing; Frank Cooper by R.V. Righyni; Improving hill streams by Reginald H. Ferry; Broadland winter by Harry Tallent; Winter flounders in the Loughor estuary by William Nathan; Fishing the point at Dungeness by Leslie Moncrieff; Battling bronzebacks by David Gammon; A place you've never seen by P.J. Hodge; The stream in the valley by John R. Neville; What to see in February by Professor A.F. Magri Mac Mahon; More about bass by Daniel F. Curtin; Mr. Willows; Book reviews; Tackle review; A conversion towards chub by Jim Wheat; Sea trout specialist by Kenneth Morris; Winter solace by J.C. Pridham; Creel competition; Sea column by Clive Gammon; The houting; Cold content by Winston Hall; Tigerfish by M.E. Cocker; Conger versus seal by Bruce McMillen; Jo and I by Fred Gleave.