THE INCOMPLETE ANGLER: ONE MAN'S SEARCH FOR HIS ULTIMATE FISHING EXPERIENCE. By Robin Shelton.

2008 1st edition. Small 8vo. Ppxiv,274. Blue boards.

"When [the author] was a boy, fishing with his father was an integral part of family holidays, but as an adult he fished infrequently, with terrible technique and rare success. Until one day, feeling inspired to supplement the vegetables from his allotment with fish, he decided to try again." The author meets with new success and discovers exactly what he had been missing. A humorous account of the author's experiences, with a number of fish recipes thrown in at intervals. "Too many 'readable' books about fishing are written for the US market, or for fly fishermen, or for nostalgic, sentimental dreamers. Here is a refreshing change from that: a book written in the UK about good honest sea angling with only a bit of trout fishing sneaking in at the end. It even starts with an account of fly fishing for bass from a kayak - how contemporary is that for goodness sake? Written by a guy who thinks like we should be thinking but writes it down a lot better than most, this book will have you laughing, pondering, reminiscing and vowing to go fishing again. [It will] have experienced anglers nodding sagely and non-anglers following every word. Quite a talent. Anyone who elegantly refers to his dog as Charley-merde-tete can't be at all bad. He can cook too." Neville Merritt.