Freelance journalist and author Tom Quinn has written for a number of national magazines and newspapers including the Times, Telegraph and Daily Mail. He was formerly Assistant Editor of Trout & Salmon magazine and editor of The Countryman. He has published more than thirty titles including The Perfect Cast and most recently, Cat Tales (978-1-84689-229-5) and Barking Mad (978-1-84689-209-7).

• Introduction1: Overwhelmed and UnderplayedCaught in the FliesCaught in a DrainA Fortune LostMystery FishThe End of the Legendary Grayling2: BamboozledFlounderingNo Luck in IrelandRotten LineAmerican EscapadesMonster Mahseer3: Making MischiefConger AttackLost Beneath the LiliesDeath at the TrowsFishing Not MarryingTyne WavePike Escape4: A Little Local DifficultyAbandoned by the Goddess of FishingThat Old Line!Mud in Your EyeThe Road to Hell …Down a HoleVicar on the RunAcrobatic FishDouble TroubleEels and EarsFlying Sea TroutTorn to ShredsSalmon Tied in KnotsThe Weed Not the ManAn Endless Dive, and Then RainInglorious Piking5: Head Over HeelsThe Great Unseen Bass‘I am Afraid it is a Shark’Shark Bait Tarpon Lokoja, West Africa, 19146: Missing the PointBovine BattleJust One Thing After Another …Triumph, Then Tragedy7: Tragic MuseMad About PikeFish Attacks BoyDouble DisasterTackle Dancing BullNight ManoeuvresFit for an EmperorEighty Pounder LostClouded in MythCopyright

Nicely presented and is ideal for reading by the fireside on cold winter days and nights when you are trapped indoors, an entertaining mood lifter.