FRESHWATER FISHING: BIRMINGHAM AND WEST MIDLANDS. By Jack Williams.
1968 1st edition. 8vo paperback (135 x 216mm). Pp78 + 2pp ads. B/w photographs and sketch-maps. Price 9s. 6d.
Another useful book from the Angling Times". For nine years Jack Williams was resident Angling Times staffman in Birmingham and during this time he travelled and fished extensively all over the West Midlands. ...Jack Williams has fished nearly all the waters he describes. He knows from personal experience what tactics to use and what tackle and bait are best. ...The Severn is a major angling attraction but Jack Williams has spread his net further afield and includes many lesser known waters, lakes and canals where a quiet day's fishing can be enjoyed. No visitor to the area - nor any local angler - should be without this book. It will prove as essential to him as his tin of maggots". Chapters include: The Upper Severn: Llanidloes to Stourport; The Lower Severn: Stourport to Gloucester; The Severn by-laws; Methods and tactics; Tackle for the Severn; Barbel and twaite shad; The tidal reaches; Birmingham park pools; The Warwickshire Avon; The Tamworth area; The Walsall area; The Rugby area; The Wolverhampton area; The Tewkesbury area; The canals; Salmon and trout fishing. The SBN is 510243118 though some copies have it printed as 5102431185.
Another useful book from the Angling Times". For nine years Jack Williams was resident Angling Times staffman in Birmingham and during this time he travelled and fished extensively all over the West Midlands. ...Jack Williams has fished nearly all the waters he describes. He knows from personal experience what tactics to use and what tackle and bait are best. ...The Severn is a major angling attraction but Jack Williams has spread his net further afield and includes many lesser known waters, lakes and canals where a quiet day's fishing can be enjoyed. No visitor to the area - nor any local angler - should be without this book. It will prove as essential to him as his tin of maggots". Chapters include: The Upper Severn: Llanidloes to Stourport; The Lower Severn: Stourport to Gloucester; The Severn by-laws; Methods and tactics; Tackle for the Severn; Barbel and twaite shad; The tidal reaches; Birmingham park pools; The Warwickshire Avon; The Tamworth area; The Walsall area; The Rugby area; The Wolverhampton area; The Tewkesbury area; The canals; Salmon and trout fishing. The SBN is 510243118 though some copies have it printed as 5102431185.
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Book Code
30020
Author | Williams (Jack). |
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Book Code | 30020 |
ISBN | 0510243118 / 0510243118. |
Book Description | Some creasing / abrasion to cover. A good-plus second-hand paperback. |
Book Cover | Paperback |
Published Date | 1968 |
Publisher | An Angling Times Book. |
Place | Ernest Benn Ltd., London. |