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Old 21-07-2009, 06:52 PM
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hello folks,
does anyone out there know of any books that are 'must reads' ?
i am going on holiday soon and i'm wanting to pick up a couple of books to help pass the time, i'm not looking for tips and techniques, more like flyfishing by j.r. hartley and the like.

any favourite titles or recent reads that you can recommend ?
thanks in advance people.
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Old 21-07-2009, 06:58 PM
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SALAR THE SALMON ...if you can get hold of a copy, its a great story as outlined below



In Latin "salar" means "leaper" and to the Romans who first came to England the name perfectly described the magnificent sea-run salmon that fought their way up rivers and streams.

In Henry Williamson's great nature story, Salar is a five-year-old salmon returning to the stream of his birth. He faces great dangers--cruising lampreys, poachers with their cruel nets and spears, sharp-eyed otters, cascading falls--all between Salar and his goal in the spawning sands.

"No lover of the country can fail to be thrilled. The author has the power given to few of seeing life from the point of view of the animals he describes." (Guardian)

"A rare and beautiful book that should take its place as a classic among the few that are written at once with a poet's insight and a naturalist's knowledge." (The New York Times)
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Old 21-07-2009, 07:00 PM
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Anything by John Gierach.

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Just thought of another cracker....The Old Man and the Sea: Ernest Hemmingway.
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reflections of a gamefisher-john goddard
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Somewhat more cerebral than J R Hartley ( ) but you could try Thomas McGuane - "The Longest Silence", or David J Duncan - "The River Why?", or even James R Babb's - "Fly Fishin' Fool". All American and all excellent nonetheless!
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"A Summer on The Test" by John Waller Hills - the 1930 revised second edition is better than the 1924 first.
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Trout Hunting by Bob Wyatt, it will keep you thinking for weeks afterwords.
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"Fishing's Strangest Days" by Tom Quinn

"Extraordinary but true strories from over two hundred years of angling history"

A great read including some great short stories
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A River Never Sleeps by Roderick Haig-Brown.
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[QUOTE=barbusbruce;482490]SALAR THE SALMON ...


Amzon has copies for £0.01 + p+p at £2.75 so you can get a copy for the total price of £2.76 in paperback version don't know if they did a hardback.


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