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Catching #barbel over sometimes involves using some weird and wonderful concoctions, from lobworms to cheese, luncheon meat or even bananas! Have you have had particular success with (or not!) when #barbelfishing? See here: medlarpress.com/news/?post=bai… to read more. #fishingbait

#FLYTYING by the ‘best fly fisherman in England’. It’s hard to imagine the world of #dryfly fishing without the influence of George Selwyn #Marryat. Discover his legacy here: medlarpress.com/news/?post=pri… and find the biography by Terry Lawton on our website. #flydressing #flyfishing

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THE J.W. YOUNG AMBIDEX DE LUXE What a beautiful reel! You can read a brief history here: medlarpress.com/news/?post=j-w…. The reel features in our new, revised and enlarged edition of 'J.W. Young & Sons: A Century of the Art of Making Fishing Reels' by Elwyn Attwood, due in stock soon.

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Inspired by, and with apologies to, a C.V. Hancock, we’ll be updating our blog with pieces on great #angling all-rounders, starting with Charles Cotton. Read the piece, #mullet jokes included, here: medlarpress.com/news/?post=ang… #allroundangling #fishing #floatfishing #compleatangler

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Ever wanted to know the name and date of that old #Hardy #spinner? Read a brief history of the original ‘Hardy’s Anglers’ Guides’ and where our forthcoming publication ‘The Book of Hardy Lures’ fits in on our blog: medlarpress.com/news/?post=har…

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You might have noticed that the News page of the Medlar Press website looks a little different! Visit our Blog to find publishing news and #angling snippets, along with information about our forthcoming titles, like 'The "Trent Otter"' by Peter Rolfe: medlarpress.com/news/

Whether you sit on a basket and fish with a float or have only ever cast a fly at a lazy trout, ‘Fishing for a Year’ by Jack #Hargreaves is a delight for all who read it. Illustrated by Bernard #Venables Read an extract: medlarpress.com/page-6/bookoft… #beginnerangling #howtofish #ivel

In 'An Open Creel', our #bookoftheweek, #Sheringham shares the most exciting half-hour of his #fishing life; on the #Kennet and Avon #canal with an unexpected #trout. Read here: medlarpress.com/page-4/bookoft… #flyfishing #classicangling #anglingbook

In our #bookoftheweek, ‘Orange Otter’, Chris Knowles looks at the extraordinarily detailed angling diaries of the Reverend Edward Powell of #Munslow, #Shropshire. Read an extract: medlarpress.com/page-5/bookoft… ‘Orange Otter’:medlarpress.com/code/bookshop?… #welshborder #fishingshropshire

#bookoftheweek ‘When the Float Comes In’ by Peter McParlin seeks to capture the magic of fishing in one of the most varied regions of the British Isles. Read an extract: medlarpress.com/page-6/bookoft… #barbel #swale #yorkshirefishing #wansbeck #derwent #northumberland #yorkfishing

#Bookoftheweek - ‘A Fisherman’s Testament’ - Bernard #Venables A book on the all-round angler’s art - from fishing a dry fly for trout on the #Coln at #Fairford to #perch, #tench, #pike and ‘other things’. Read: medlarpress.com/page-6/bookoft… Available here: medlarpress.com/code/bookshop?…

#matchfishing #nationalanglingchampionships #medlarpress #medlarbooks #coarsefishing #coarsefishinguk #fishinghistory #competitionangler

‘The National Angling Championships’ - back in stock! John Essex charts the somewhat turbulent history of the National Angling Championships from their inception in 1906 through to the latest team triumphs of 2018. Find the book on our website: medlarpress.com/code/bookshop?…

#Bookoftheweek - ‘The Deepening Pool’ by Chris Yates About an obsession with #barbel, this classic #angling book began almost by accident in the spring of 1989 on the banks of the #Hampshire #Avon. Read an extract here: medlarpress.com/page-4/bookoft… Buy here: medlarpress.com/code/bookshop?…

#Bookoftheweek: ‘A Summer on the #Test’ - John Waller Hills An #angling masterpiece, with beautiful descriptions of the English countryside and advice from an experienced #trout fisher. Read an extract: medlarpress.com/page-5/bookoft… The book: medlarpress.com/code/bookshop?… #flyfishing