True Tales from an Expert Fisherman A Memoir of My Life with Rod and Reel [Paperback]

This remarkable collection of personal fishing tales from around the world is the perfect gift for any angler whose aspirations take him or her beyond the riverbank. In ten hugely entertaining and well-illustrated fishing tales, internationally renowned author, photographer, and angler John Bailey recounts some of the best and worst aspects of his worldwide pursuit of fish. Bailey shares his horrifying brushes with espionage and death in the worlds most remote and inhospitable places, and introduces readers along the way to a motley array of characters, as well as an immense variety of fish! Written with great energy, enthusiasm, and respect for the wild, True Tales from an Expert Fisherman is a singular record of one man's lifelong passion for fishing.

An original and very personal collection of stories about the love of fish and the pleasures of fishing. John Baileys extraordinary adventures have taken him to some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. This exciting and often humorous book brilliantly captures the magical, mysterious and addictive nature of fishing.

??? Remarkable memoir of personal fishing tales from around the world.
??? Hugely entertaining fishing stories that reflect a lifetime's passion for fishing.
??? Author is one of Britain's best-known anglers and television fishing personalities.
??? As a pioneering tour leader of fishing trips throughout the world, John Bailey has led anglers to some of the most remote corners of the globe.
??? Revised edition of Trout at Ten Thousand Feet (9781847731241) with new preface, new final chapter, and new author photos.

The title received the Book of the Year Award from the Angling Writers Association, and details Baileys travels around the world in ten well-written and illustrated principle stories from one of Britains best-known angling personalitlÃ-