FRESHWATER FISHING: THE UPPER THAMES. By Bill Taylor.

(1960) 1968 2nd edition. 8vo paperback (136 x 215mm). Pp64. B/w photographs, line illustrations, sketch maps.

First published as "Fishing Famous Rivers: The Upper Thames". This is the revised and expanded second edition. Bill Taylor was a match angler who specialised in fishing for bream on the Thames". The aim of this book is to give an account of the fishing with particular reference to waters available to the visiting angler and to outline angling methods which have proved themselves effective to the author in a long and close acquaintanceship with the river". Chapters include:- Where to fish; Float-fishing methods; Legering and bite detection; Match fishing the Thames; Choosing a swim.