“On Fishing” by Brian Clarke, fishing correspondent of “The Times” and a consummate wordsmith with a remarkable ability to engage with his audience to see the world through his eyes. This book is a compilation of over 70 of his most important articles from the last 30 years, and is essential reading for anyone who is interested in catching fish, but particularly by Brian's favourite method for his favourite fish - the pursuit of the trout with a fly. His experience shines through every page and gives a whole new perspective on how to catch fish, or why you can't catch fish, or why you won't catch fish. He also looks at the threats to the fish themselves and why the fisherman has been the very first person to highlight what we are doing to the world below the surface of the water. All the way from Frank Sawyer and Oliver Kite, Bernard Venables, Halford and the dry fly, the dame and the treatyse, to Arthur Oglesby, making fishing too easy, reading the rise, which fish fights hardest, definition of the impossible, and much much more! It is a distillation of a lifetime's experience and will give everyone who reads it a better understanding of both the fisherman and the fish they pursue. Brian is world famous for his book (with John Goddard) “The Trout and the Fly”, which revolutionised fly fishing and is an international bestseller. Very good condition. Softcover, 410 pages, 19.5cm x 13cm.