Description
Book SynopsisA unique collection of fishing stories from the past 200 years that prove that when it comes to fishing, things can and often do go hilariously wrong. From stories of record breakers that got away to boats that sank, rods that broke and pike and salmon that ran amoke, Great Angling Disasters is the ultimate chronicle of those less than triumphant days on the riverbank. For everyone interested in fishing with rod and line whether they are game, coarse or sea fishermen.
Trade Review‘This delightful collection of more than 40 angling stories … is an eclectic mix of quirky tales, set within a bygone era, and sympathetically edited by Tom Quinn. … Some of these fishy tales reference long-lost techniques and equipment, but this does not distract from hooking the reader with its descriptive narrative, making it as accessible and appealing to non-anglers. … Overall, an excellent read for anglers of all ages.’
Land & Business, CLA
Straight away from the front cover illustration of a suited gent struggling in some discomfort with a giant fly stuck in a delicate area while his ghillie looks on, I could tell I was going to enjoy this book.
I think we all love a good yarn especially if we can identify with either the unfortunate victims in this instance or at least the potential for whatever the misfortune they encountered. The very opening sentence of the introduction says it all – “Fishing, it has been said, is an accident waiting to happen.”
This book is a humorous collection of fishing tales gathered from old sources dating from the 1870’s to the 1940’s which adds a whole different flavour to them, with images of Tweeded gents, cane rods and a time of greater difference between the classes, city folk and country folk.
With adventures set at home and abroad, there is a wide set of styles and stories. Something for everyone you might say.
* Fish and Fly *
Table of ContentsIntroduction1: Overwhelmed and UnderplayedCaught in the Flies
Caught in a Drain
A Fortune Lost
Mystery Fish
The End of the Legendary Grayling
2: BamboozledFloundering
No Luck in Ireland
Rotten Line
American Escapades
Monster Mahseer
3: Making MischiefConger Attack
Lost Beneath the Lilies
Death at the Trows
Fishing Not Marrying
Tyne Wave
Pike Escape
4: A Little Local DifficultyAbandoned by the Goddess of Fishing
That Old Line!
Mud in Your Eye
The Road to Hell …
Down a Hole
Vicar on the Run
Acrobatic Fish
Double Trouble
Eels and Ears
Flying Sea Trout
Torn to Shreds
Salmon Tied in Knots
The Weed Not the Man
An Endless Dive, and Then Rain
Inglorious Piking
5: Head Over HeelsThe Great Unseen Bass
‘I am Afraid it is a Shark’
Shark Bait Tarpon Lokoja, West Africa, 1914
6: Missing the PointBovine Battle
Just One Thing After Another …
Triumph, Then Tragedy
7: Tragic MuseMad About Pike
Fish Attacks Boy
Double Disaster
Tackle Dancing Bull
Night Manoeuvres
Fit for an Emperor
Eighty Pounder Lost
Clouded in Myth
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