Casting At The Sun

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Although the story throughout is excellent, I really feel that itis the evocative writing style of the author which really stands thisbook ‘head and shoulders’ above others. Throughout the book he paintssuch a romantic picture of each angling moment that you could almostbe there standing next to him! Jim Gibbinson is one of the most important technical writers we’ve ever had. Yes, some found his style a little dry, but his carefully considered prose, subtle humour and lashings of how-to meant that books like this one were a huge success! Following the success of the diary element of Carp Season, Tim decided to document in great detail, the highs and lows of a whole season (1993-94) fishing The Mangrove and Birch Grove, as well as the odd foreign adventure. It was a new concept and gave rise to a series that bears the same name by Tim.

Terry Dempsey’s carp career has taken him to some of the finest waters in the UK, at some of the most significant moments too! As a youngster he fished Darenth and Fox Pool, catching carp too, thanks to his natural talents. The book charts his fishing up to the point he arrived at Wraysbury. Originally intended to be part of a series of books, it now looks like this is to be the only one, adding to its allure! Casting at the Sun is the book that announced Chris Yates onto the literary scene. Well, shouted his name from the rooftops more like! Prior to its release Yates`s impression on the national angling consciousness was mainly due to “The Bishop” (His British record carp from Redmire). After, and certainly these days, it`s as a writer, one that followed up this stunning debut with a string of titles that have had critics drooling – of which The Secret Carp is writ large. An underrated classic! 1997’s Carp Reflections is an often humorous odyssey that follows Paul Selman to some of the most famous waters in the UK. His stories about the larger-than-life characters that fishing attracts are beautifully well observed and chart some of the most interesting times on waters such as Redesmere, Rodney Meadow and Harefield.

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Rob’s first book covers his early big carp fishing in Bedfordshire, as well as his first forays into the Colne Valley. He captures the very essence of the Valley in the 1980s, including the highs and lows of his maiden season on the famous Savay Lake, the water that gave the name to the book.

This 1988 book provided the template for Tim’s later work, From the Bivvy. It’s written in the most part from the bank, in diary form, and covers Tim’s fishing on the Shropshire meres, as well as atmospheric forays down south to renowned big fish water, Darenth Tip Lake. In 1993, he was brought to the attention of the general public when he appeared in the BBC TV series A Passion for Angling and since then has made several broadcasts on BBC radio. In addition to writing and fishing, Chris is also well known for his photography and tea-drinking.A collection of short works from the prolific publishing pioneer. They’re charming, disarmingly honest and really, really readable. No, you won’t find too much about how to catch them here, nonetheless, this book takes its place in our top 30 thanks to the craft of its author. Following Fox Pool, and arguably in his prime, Rob found himself orbiting the famous Yateley waters, and this book covers his fishing on the North Lake in search of Bazil, as well as trips to other famous waters, such as Harefield and Larkfield in Kent. But Chris is not a single-specimen angler. He enjoys fishing for all kinds of fish. His books The Deepening Pool and River Diaries reflect his zest for barbel, and more recently, he has been on the trail of the perfect perch. He has also edited two anthologies of great angling writing: Shadows and Reflections and The River Prince.