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Paul Knight is a hugely experienced fisherman who has travelled the globe with rod and line. He has worked on offshore trawlers as well as fished idyllic salmon streams. Paul is a leading figure among UK anglers, as CEO of the Salmon and Trout Association, and contributor to a wide range of angling magazines, including Gamefisher. His wide experience, remarkable network of fishing friends and wonderful writing style make him the perfect author of such a collection of unforgettable tales.
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Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1
Part One Captured Monsters.
Salmon on the Flood 7
World Record in a Rowing Boat 12
Attrition and Slime 17
Brownie of a Lifetime 22
Bananas, Coca-Cola and Tarpon 27
Spinners, Rod Tops and Pike 33
Who Needs a Record? 38
Part Two Interfering Animals.
Glen Coe Infamy 45
Alaskan Melee 50
Crossed Lines on the Lochy 55
Deveron Monsters 60
Interfering Claws and Teeth 64
Kodiak Bears and Steelhead 69
Part Three Ghosts.
Maire's Cottage 77
Sea Trout and Standing Stones 82
King Henry's Horsemen 87
The Viking's Lover 92
Silhouette in the River 97
Part Four Amazing Days.
Orkney Olives and Sea Trout 105
Storm-Tossed Salmon 110
Australian Marlin and Sashimi 115
Colonial Flashback 121
Greedy Australian Trout 126
Tigers, Cats and Elephants 131
Cascades and the French Line Fisherman 136
Part Five Extraordinary Tales.
The Obnoxious Major 143
Don't Fool with the Joker! 148
CBA Pot 153
Anchors and Lemonade 158
Bones, Permit and Tarpon 163
Irish Eel Escapology 169
Thomas, Tiger Fish and the Old Bull Elephant 174
Performing Pike 180
Part Six Research and Reminiscences.
Things Ain't What They Used to Be 187
From Whitehall to the Great Barrier Reef 192
Unconventional Tactics 197
Mahseer and Funeral Pyres 202
In Search of a Record Salmon 207
Roach to Perch to Monster Pike 212
Dynamite and Goonch 218
Arctic Salmon and Icebergs 223
Part Seven Lost Leviathans.
Cornish Man-Eater 231
Capture . . . Escape . . . Recapture . . . 236
Teifi Ghost 241
Palace Pier Monster 246