An Angler's Journal: A lifetime's fishing told in 52 tales

(Hardback)

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How many of your fishing trips can you recall in any real detail How often do you wish you had kept a note of what you caught, when you caught it and exactly how much that huge carp weighed on the scales In his Angler's Journal, John Tomsett offers you the opportunity to keep a record of your angling adventures whilst being entertained by 52 tales from his fishing life. From watching his dad hook a reluctant chub, to catching a trout with his own son - via a near death experience trawling for tuna on the Indian Ocean - Tomsett explores the thrills and disappointments of a lifetime spent fishing. Tomsett's writing captures the camaraderie of fishing with friends and the tranquillity of angling alone. His tales brim with philosophical reflections and describe precisely what it feels like when you're battling a decent fish intent on throwing the hook. This is an absorbing, beautifully illustrated book, which will ensure you can always remember what it felt like on that day, long ago, when you struck into a fish bigger than you could ever have imagined.

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'When the sliver of silver handed to your future wife is a small chub, when your four-year-old's first fishing trip turns into a "carnival of chaos", An Angler's Journal is as much a delightful reflection on landmarks in life's meandering journey as it is a chronicle of memorable catches during half a century at the butt of a rod. Each expedition, retold with photographic clarity, is about much more than an elusive trout, a recalcitrant pike or a coy carp. Each trip, is a staging post, a window for thrill yet also for quiet reflection - a rare combination that angling provides. Amusing, evocative, emotional, fin-sharp in its descriptive recollections, An Angler's Journal, brings beautiful sense to man's enduring fascination with the sport of fishing.' Andy Dunn, Chief Sports Writer, Daily and Sunday Mirror

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John Tomsett has been an angler his whole life. He grew up in Sussex. As a youth he was an outstanding amateur golfer but chose a career in the school classroom rather than on the golf course. Currently, fishing on the Yorkshire Esk provides him an escape from the pressure of his day job as a state secondary headteacher in York. Marvin Huggins is a self-taught artist based in York. He specialises in oil and pencil, although he works in a wide-range of media. In 2015 he was made a Member of the Guild of Aviation Artists when a number of his works were exhibited at London's Mall Gallery. Whilst he has painted and drawn subjects ranging from motorsports to animal portraits, this is his first venture into angling art. instagram.com/marvs.artwork