EVERY BIT OF BLUE: MY LIFE AS A CARP ANGLER. By Frank Warwick.

2014 1st edition. 4to (178 x 255mm). Pp368. Colour photographs throughout, b/w photographs and illustrations. Black cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

The debut book from this well known, well respected and highly successful carp angler. A good balance of technical advice and instruction interspersed with memories of carp and carp waters in the UK and Europe. Certainly one of the best carp angling books to have come along for a good while - well worth a read. "My greatest driving force with carp fishing has always been for enjoyment, not for financial gain, or for bragging rights, or to fuel some kind of inflated ego. ...I have caught carp from more waters than I can remember, and one of my driving forces has always been to find new ways of catching carp, and take successful methods to a new level. My carp fishing goes back to the early '70s, when carp waters were few and far between, and we used to explore 'every bit of blue' on the Ordnance Survey maps in the hope of discovering unknown carp waters. It's been an exciting journey, and I hope you enjoy my look back at just some of the waters I've fished, and some of the tactics I've developed and refined." Chapters include:- The early years; Capesthorne Hall; DIY bait enhancement; Introduction to Redesmere; The mere, singles and bait experiments; The Redesmere umbrella pole incident; Roman Lakes and early-season joy; Winter success; Redesmere Finale; Pop-ups, wafters and single hookbaits; Bait colour; Roman Lakes and Sid; Trent and Mersey Canal incident; Cuttle Mill; One rig only; Bait; Thinking outside the box; Introduction to Lac du Der; Hurricane Lily; Lac du Der: Return to the hurricane lily swim one year later; Days only with Danny Fairbrass and Co; Long-range fishing; Sarulesti one; Sarulesti two; Plastic fantastic; Winters on Birch Grove; Birch Grove: Triumph and tragedy; Maggots - the magic grubs; Worms - the secret weapon; The Surf Lake; Return to the Surf Lake; Fish and water management (by Theo Pustjens); The method; Pack baits; Bluebell Lakes; Island Lake; In the blink of an eye (by Jonny Banister); Success at Les Graviers; Memories are made of these.