THE MODERN SEA ANGLER. By Hugh Stoker. Illustrated with half-tones and line drawings by the author. Fourth edition.

(1958) 1972 4th edition reprint. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp222. B/w photographs, line drawings by the author. Light blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

A good, if slightly dated, introduction to UK sea angling. Chapters include:- For beginner's only; Making up the tackle; Baits; Pier and jetty fishing; Shore fishing; Rock fishing; Boat fishing; Boat-fishing techniques; Sea fish worth catching - and how to catch them; Night fishing; The fish's world; Sea-angling holidays; The sea-angler's workshop; Buying a boat; Boat maintenance; Cooking the catch. An appendix gives a list of British rod-caught record sea fish, compiled January 1971.