CREEL: A FISHING MAGAZINE. Volume 3, number 9. March 1966. Special Irish Issue.

March 1966 - Volume three, issue nine. 4to stapled paperback (216 x 277mm). Pp34. 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:- Creel diary; One man's opinion by Geoffrey Bucknall; Of birds, boatmen, baritones and otters by Richard Walker; Lough Sheelin by Clive Gammon; A reservoir day; Doubting Thomas; A day on Kinale by John Nixon; Sea column by Clive Gammon; Holiday at Athlone by Harry Tallent; Leslie Moncrieff fishes for the bass of Ballycasane and travels north to the Causeway Coast; Winter perch by Robert Kennedy; Creel Junior Field Club by Prof. A.F. Magri MacMahon; The trident - Europe's first sea fishing centre; Of salmon lures by R.V. Righyni; Letters to the editor; The big fish lie in the middle by Bill Giles; The importance of coarse fishing by Raymond Baring and Norman L. Goodland; Belmullet by John Nixon; Cool as a cucumber by Ewan Clarkson; Classified advertisements.