JOHN WILSON'S WORLD OF FISHING. By John Wilson.

2004 1st edition. 4to (176 x 252mm). Pp239. Colour photographs throughout. Blue boards titled in gilt on spine and upper board.

John Wilson recounts his adventures - and those of many of his friends - around the world, in pursuit of all manner of fish. Chapters include; Cyprinids, the carp family - roach, barbel, grass carp, king carp, dace, tench, chub, bream, rudd, golden orfe; British freshwater predators - pike, zander, perch; salmon, trout and grayling, plus sea trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, blue rainbow trout, lake trout, Arctic charr; global saltwater gladiators - sailfish, yellowfin tuna, bonefish, captain fish, tarpon, amberjack, bronze whaler sharks, nurse sharks, big eyed tuna,cassarva, cubera snapper, jewfish, permit, lemon sharks; global freshwater predators - white sturgeon, mahseer, golden dorado, tigerfish, predatory bream, sementendu catfish, vundu, Nile perch; bait, attitudes and oddities; British saltwater favourites - bass, garfish, tope, plaice, conger, pollack, black bream, coal fish, cod, bull huss, ballan wrasse, blonde ray, smooth hound, starry smooth hound, thick lipped mullet, thin lipped mullet, twaite shad.