The Ilkley Connection
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83975-419-7 (ISBN)
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In the 1970s a group of impoverished, fishing-mad students with roots in the West Yorkshire town of Ilkley dreamt of exploring waters beyond their home patch. Travelling in tired, rusty cars or hired vans and sleeping in flimsy, leaking tents, they set out to catch the legendary pike of Loch Lomond and the much-maligned zander, an alien predator that was rampant in the fenlands of Eastern England.
The friendships and the fishing trips have endured for more than 40 years, although the rusty cars and leaking tents are long gone, the latter replaced by classy self-catering lodges and guest houses. In addition, the range of venues has expanded to include rivers such as the Trent, the Warwickshire Avon, the Upper Great Ouse, the Severn and the Kennet, while sea fishing trips in pursuit of giant skate and sharks have also become highlights. Fishing is the glue that binds the group together, but alcohol-fuelled evenings in pubs and restaurants have added to the enjoyment. This is the story of the events, the humour and the camaraderie, as told by those involved.
Editor Dave Tipping is well known in the coarse angling world as the author of numerous magazine articles and several books. He began fishing during childhood, after learning that a rocky beck close to his home contained wild brown trout, and has caught more than 90 different species in the UK. Outside angling, he is an enthusiastic wildlife photographer. He lives in the North Yorkshire town of Harrogate with his wife, Janet, and a very spoilt rescue cat.
Preface vii
Introduction and Background (Dave M) ix
1 In the Beginning 1
Growing Up in the Edgelands (Flu) 1
The Early Days (Dave T) 4
2 Loch Lomond 9
Loch Lomond (Dave M) 9
3 A Brief History of the Fens 15
How the Fens were Formed (Flu) 15
4 The Lincolnshire Fens 21
Boston: The Early Years (Dave M) 21
The Boston Pike Master (Gareth) 25
Welland Memories (Dave M) 31
The Fisherman's Lament (Jake) 34
5 The Upper Great Ouse 51
Early Days on the Upper Great Ouse (Sean) 51
Yorkshiremen and a Great Ouse Pike (Roland) 52
Stony Stratford 1997 (Dave M) 54
A Flying Visit to the Upper Great Ouse (Sean) 55
A Good Dunkin' (Mike N) 56
6 The Severn, Teme and Wye 63
Bewdley (Dave T) 63
A Weekend on the Wye (Sean) 65
Mid-Summer Brush with Old Reynard (Simon) 67
The Wonderful Wye (Martin) 69
7 The Cambridgeshire & Norfolk Fens 73
Tragedy and Triumph (Gareth) 73
The 2012 Predator Masters...and a Trophy! (Graham) 76
Fenland Horizons - A Cambridgeshire Drains Fishing Diary (Martin) 78
Grafham (Dave T) 115
8 The Kennet and Wiltshire/Hampshire Avon 119
The River Kennet (Dave M) 119
The Kennet and the Wiltshire Avon (Sean) 122
Foot and Mouth - The Royalty Fishery (Gareth) 125
9 The Warwickshire Avon 127
Much Ado about Nothing (Martin) 127
A Cleeve Prior Pike (Graham) 150
10 Travel, Pubs & Accommodation 153
It's not all about the Fishing (Rob & Flu) 153
The Bed and Breakfasts (Gareth) 163
11 All at Sea 169
A Visit to Orford Ness (Flu) 169
Get Your Skates On (Dave T) 172
Wonderful Whitby (Dave M) 176
A Trip to the Looe (Dave T) 179
Cymru am Byth (Gareth) 182
12 The Trent 185
A Shared Trophy (Graham) 185
Blown Away by the Bin Lids (Martin) 186
Notable Fish List 191
List of EOS and Predator Masters Trips 193
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.03.2021 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 75 colour images |
| Verlagsort | Claygate |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 280 mm |
| Gewicht | 945 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83975-419-2 / 1839754192 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83975-419-7 / 9781839754197 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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