CHALKSTREAM

CHALKSTREAM A new edition of this much-loved book - now a full colour hardback.For centuries chalkstreams have inspired anglers. All the qualities of a spring-fed river _ constant, equable, cool, fertile _ are magnified in a chalkstream. A sickle-shape of chalk downland that runs from Normandy to Yorkshire, gives birth to over a hundred of the most perfect rivers for large & fussy trout. Chalkstream is an anthology of inspirational writing that celebrates these rivers, their geology, their history, their trout & their fly fishing. From Ruskin & Coleridge to Plunket Greene & Charles Ritz; from the stately Test, to the dapperling Piddle; streams that flow through unspoilt countryside, streams that flow through pipes, watermeadows to snuff mills: chalkstreams, the ultimate trout rivers, are unique to England & northern France, & this book praises them all. It's a book that will appeal as much to passionate trout fishermen as to armchair anglers with a love of beautiful rivers. The book is divided by region - Wessex, Thames, East Anglia, Eastern Wolds, & France - & includes colour maps of the English chalkstream catchments & beautiful color photographs taken by the author. ISBN: 1-899600-86-8 publish date: 05/31/2010