FALLON'S ANGLER: Fishing, pure and simple. Issue 16. Edited by Garrett Fallon.

June 2019. Issue 16. 8vo paperback (170 x 240mm). Pp96. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations.

This is the latest instalment of this excellent running collection of good, contemporary angling writing, edited by Garrett Fallon, now with a change of strapline. Articles in this issue include: Forgotten Narnia; Resurrection, revisiting the Royal Canal in Ireland; Fingers and thumbs, wrestling with dexterity; A new season on rivers in rural Wales; Boy's own, a 16 year old shows his world of angling; Haven revisited, returning to the Pevensey Levels after nearly sixty years; Peter O'Reilly - in memoriam, paying tribute to a giant of Irish fly fishing; The disused fishing tackle factory; Idi Amin's cockroach, putting aside childish things to fish a lake full of mystery; Walking on the moon, pike fishing in County Meath, circa 1980; A cowboy's tale, fishing from horseback in the mountains of Colorado; The story behind the picture; Go fish with Will Millard, the writer, explorer and BBC presenter talks about his new fishing series; Fly of the season - Carp Pool; Giving thanks, heading into the hills with a purpose; Tackle - what's in your bag/; The boy on the red Grifter, on the secrets of remaining young at heart; Poem - A Hymn of The Dawn; The swim at the mouth of the river, revealing some of the secrets of Lough Derg; river lamprey - Lampetra fluviatilis, finding the ancient fish reputedly responsible for killing a king; The General's Guide to Roach Fishing - our military man has rekindled his love for the king of silver fish; Fallon's directory - passionate people providing worthy services or making wonderful objects; The learning process - Henry Giles recalls the journey behind his first book; At the end of the day . . . book reviews (Fly Fishing Treasures: The world of Fly Fishers and Collecting, by Steve Woit), reader's story, reader's photo, crossword. Contributors include: Kevin Parr, Steve Roberts, Alistair Walsingham, Chris Yates, Daire Whelan, John Andrews, Dexter Petley, Christopher Lewis II, Timothy Abt, Will Millard, Bruno vincent, Scott Winstanley, Chris Yates, Jon Edy-Berry, Padraic Fallon, Del Harding, Jack Perks, Henry Giles, Justin Sandford, Michael Comyns. Long may it continue - buy it and it will. International Standard Serial Number, ISSN 2056-9378.