H.T. Sheringham ranks among the finest fishing writers of the twentieth century. Here is a collection of the very best of his angling experiences, taken mainly from his six fishing books and from The Field, for which he was Angling Editor. No fish escaped his interest, even if it did sometimes escape his creel – carp, tench, chub, pike, roach, salmon and trout – all were pursued with equal gusto. He takes the reader on a journey without frontiers, from the reservoirs (Blagdon in its opening years) to the finest chalkstreams in England, from overgrown canals to Welsh salmon rivers. No snob, he knew only the joy of the sport. He is funny, he is moving and – most rare – he is modest about his all-round skills with rod and line. If you are new to Sheringham, An Angler for all Seasons will surely convert you into one of his many admirers. The essays in this anthology have been chosen and introduced by Tom Fort, former Angling Correspondent of the Financial Times.
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Tom Fort grew up in Berkshire and was educated at Eton and Oxford. After working as a reporter on a local newspaper he joined BBC Radio News, where for many years he pursued a career 'unusual for its lack of distinction.'
He was the Financial Times' angling correspondent for sixteen years and has written for The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. He is a also contributor to The Field, Trout & Salmon, Waterlog, Shooting Times and other magazines. He is the author of The Far from Compleat Angler (Merlin Unwin Books); and a social history of lawns and lawnmowers, The Grass is Greener and a history of eels and eel fishing, The Book of Eels.
He is also co-author of Bright Waters, a celebration of Irish Game, Coarse and Sea Angling (Merlin Unwin Books) with Niall Fallon.
He has edited a number of fishing books, including The Best of Zane Grey, and Sheringham's An Angler For All Seasons.
Tom's other enthusiasms, in addition to fishing, include playing and watching cricket and rugby union. He is married to Helen, has three children and continues to regard himself as a Berkshire man, even though he now lives just across the border in south Oxfordshire.
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