Trout at Ten Thousand Feet - Softcover

Now in paperback, this remarkable collection of personal fishing tales from around the world is the perfect gift for any angler whose experience or aspiration has taken him or her beyond the river bank.In ten fascinating and often very humorous stories, internationally renowned author, photographer and angler John Bailey recounts some of the best and worst aspects of his worldwide pursuit of fish. He shares his horrifying brushes with espionage and death in the most remote and inhospitable parts of the globe - and introduces readers along the way to a motley array of characters, as well as an immense variety of fish!Written with great energy, enthusiasm and respect for the wild - and laced with witty and apposite line drawings throughout - "Trout at Ten Thousand Feet" is a singular record of one man's lifelong passion for fishing.

John Bailey is an internationally renowned author, photographer and presenter of television programmes on angling and natural history. One of Britain's best-known anglers, he has also written numerous books, including Tales from the Riverbank (BBC Books), John Bailey's Freshwater Fishing (Dorling Kindersley), Trout at Ten Thousand Feet (New Holland), John Bailey's Complete Guide to Fishing (New Holland) and Where to Coarse Fish in Britain and Ireland (New Holland). He lives in Salthouse, north Norfolk.