IAN BOTHAM ON FISHING. By Ian Botham.

2008 1st edition. 4to (193 x 254mm). Pp240. Colour plates of flies. Colour photographs throughout, photograph end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in black.

This book is an introduction to all aspects of flyfishing, aimed at the novice but with plenty to read. Includes many accounts from Ian Botham's own experiences on the river and at sea. Chapters include; part 1, on the fly - choosing a fly rod, reels, lines, selecting a fly, tying your own fly, fly casting, salmon fishing in Scotland, life cycle of the Scottish salmon, the Tay, Tweed, Dee and Spey, chalk streams, spate rivers, fly fishing in Ireland, fly fishing in New Zealand, fy fishing in the United States and Canada, fly fishing around the world; part 2, being coarse - techniques, choosing a coarse rod, reels, baits, lures, coarse fishing in Britain, coarse fishing in Ireland, coarse fishing in Europe, ice fishing; part 3, at sea - rods and reels, natural baits, sea fishing in Britain, sea fishing in Ireland, the Great Barrier Reef, marlin of the Andaman islands, spear fishing, what not to fish, the future; a list of classic fishing books.