Trout in dirty places - Book reveiw

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Much of my favorite trout fishing is done in the streams and burns of the border country, both north and south of the border, but with a 1.5 - 2 hour drive to get there, the vast bulk of my fishing, in the evenings and morning, before and after work is done on the local rivers and streams on the western side of the pennines, that run through many of the old mill towns.

In recent years the water quality has been good, although there is so much rubbish in the water, from industrial strength plastic bags, caught up on the bottem, to old ironing boards, wheels, bottles, bits of old rope etc. However the fishing is great.

 

I'm in London for a few weeks, and when I got off the tube at South Kensington, I popped into the local game fishing shop, Grangers, which is right outside the station.

 

To my delight they had signed copies of a new book, that was published in April, called "Trout Fishing In Dirty Places" written by a chap called Theo Pike.

 

The book is hard back, full of colour photographs and has 256 pages.

 

The forward is written by Charles Rangley-Wilson, and the introduction by the author.

 

The book is then split up into regions, e.g. south west, midlands etc and mainly covers England, because of the large industrial areas, but has smaller sections on Wales, Scotland and NI.

 

Although the book is not a tactical read, it has a wealth of information, including "who looks after the river" "getting there" Seasons and permits" "fishing tips" other local points of interest.

 

Although some waters are covered by fishing permits, its good to see most local authorities allow free fishing, provided an EA licence is possesed.

 

It isnt an in depth book as far as locations are concerned and thankfully my favorite spots havent been mentiond, although some of the rivers have, but it is well worth a read, and covers some good urban grayling spots as well, that I wasnt aware of, so roll on the cold weather!!

 

Now having bought it in South Kensington, I payed the full cost of £20, but shopping around on the internet, you can get it quite a bit cheaper.

 

Hope this is of some interest to some of you, and I have posted a pic of the table of contents. If you click on it, it should come up big enough to read, I think.

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I watched a programme a few Years ago about catching a Brown trout in the City of London, worth watching if anyone can find it

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They are found in more places than you initially might think!