TENCH. By Fred J. Taylor. The Richard Walker Angling Library.

1971 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp150. B/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in silver gilt.

"Whereas tench were traditionally regarded as capricious, easy to catch one day impossible the next, Fred Taylor believes there are very few conditions under which tench cannot be caught, and that when anglers fail to catch them it is because of inadequate knowledge or stereotyped technique." Chapters include:- Thoughts on tench fishing; The Waterfall; The Pits; The Lake; The Reservoir; The Middle Lake; The Worralls; The Sawmills; Woldale Lake; The Narrows; The Island; Arlesy Lake; The Clay Pits; The Canal; Castle Lake; The Mere; River tench; Winter tench; Future developments?