First edition, 1964, Richard Walker
When an angler as well known as Richard Walker reminisces about his angling career, the result is bound to be worth reading. When Britain's top angler cooperates with a first class artist such as Reg Cooke the result is a book that every angler will want to read and read again.
In 'No need to Lie' Walker writes of practically every freshwater species and his experiences in catching them. His angling career is full of very large fish including the famous 44lb record carp, the story of which is included. There are details too of great roach catches and sorties after other species all told in the author's succinct and precise manner.
No one has done more than Richard Walker to encourage fishing for big fish in this country and few have more faith than he that our waters can produce magnificent specimens. This book is his own personal record of specimen fishing - with a now famous contest thrown in for good measure. It will be valued by many for its down to earth, factual, matter of fact style and treasured as an unvarnished account of the highlights in a specimem fish angler's life. Reg Cooke's magnificent paintings bring to life many of the incidents which Walker so graphically recounts.
An enthraling book with some beautiful illustrations!
Price : £POA
Email : sales@carpbookshop.com
When an angler as well known as Richard Walker reminisces about his angling career, the result is bound to be worth reading. When Britain's top angler cooperates with a first class artist such as Reg Cooke the result is a book that every angler will want to read and read again.
In 'No need to Lie' Walker writes of practically every freshwater species and his experiences in catching them. His angling career is full of very large fish including the famous 44lb record carp, the story of which is included. There are details too of great roach catches and sorties after other species all told in the author's succinct and precise manner.
No one has done more than Richard Walker to encourage fishing for big fish in this country and few have more faith than he that our waters can produce magnificent specimens. This book is his own personal record of specimen fishing - with a now famous contest thrown in for good measure. It will be valued by many for its down to earth, factual, matter of fact style and treasured as an unvarnished account of the highlights in a specimem fish angler's life. Reg Cooke's magnificent paintings bring to life many of the incidents which Walker so graphically recounts.
An enthraling book with some beautiful illustrations!
Price : £POA
Email : sales@carpbookshop.com
