The Secret Carp
Published on 1. January 2015
256 pages
978-1-906122-87-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Secret Carp is a fishing book with a difference. As The Independent comments, it is one of the few books that manages to capture the real joy of fishing in such a way that even a non-angler could be seduced. It tells the true story of the events of a single day and night beside an English carp lake in high summer.
When he stumbled upon a long-neglected, overgrown lake holding some monster carp, Chris Yates knew that he had discovered the kind of place about which every carp angler dreams. He set about trying to catch the huge, elusive inhabitants with rod and line. It was a quest that was to reveal many insights into the secretive behaviour of this king of freshwater fish and bring him thrillingly into contact with his quarry.
Waiting, watching and stalking, quite undeterred by the damp sleeping bag and the cold. Yates' enthralling story whispers adventure and promise. And it is punctuated by moments of great drama as monster fish disturb the tranquil world of the angler.
Fishermen of all persuasions will enjoy this masterful angling chronicle.
When he stumbled upon a long-neglected, overgrown lake holding some monster carp, Chris Yates knew that he had discovered the kind of place about which every carp angler dreams. He set about trying to catch the huge, elusive inhabitants with rod and line. It was a quest that was to reveal many insights into the secretive behaviour of this king of freshwater fish and bring him thrillingly into contact with his quarry.
Waiting, watching and stalking, quite undeterred by the damp sleeping bag and the cold. Yates' enthralling story whispers adventure and promise. And it is punctuated by moments of great drama as monster fish disturb the tranquil world of the angler.
Fishermen of all persuasions will enjoy this masterful angling chronicle.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
55 Line drawings, black and white
File size
14,91 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-906122-87-4 (9781906122874)
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Chris Yates
The Secret Carp
Book
04/1997
2nd Edition
Merlin Unwin Books
€28.50
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Christopher Yates
Secret Carp
Book
09/1992
Merlin Unwin Books
€41.02
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Persons
Chris Yates has been a compulsive carp catcher from a very early age. He finds the fish infinitely fascinating and their pursuit closest to what Walton called 'the contemplative recreation.' Yet, despite the peacefulness and beauty of the carp lake, there is always a thrilling undercurrent of tension, that in a moment the peace will be shattered and the angler will find himself attached to a monster. It is this aspect of carp fishing that the author conveys to brilliantly.
In 1980, Chris Yates caught a carp of vast dimensions from Redmire Pool in Herefordshire. It weighed 511/2lbs and for many years it was the largest carp caught in British waters on rod and line.
Yates is the author of several books, including Casting at the Sun (1986), The Deepening Pool (1990), and he is editor of the angling magazine Waterlog. When he is forced to lay down his rod, he pursues his profession as a freelance photographer whose work has appeared on record sleeves, magazines and books.
In 1993 he completed A Passion for Angling, a six-part BBC TV series and accompanying book, which told the story of his fishing adventures with his friends Bob James and Hugh Miles.
Chris Yates lives in a Wiltshire village, not far from some great carp lakes and the river Avon.
In 1980, Chris Yates caught a carp of vast dimensions from Redmire Pool in Herefordshire. It weighed 511/2lbs and for many years it was the largest carp caught in British waters on rod and line.
Yates is the author of several books, including Casting at the Sun (1986), The Deepening Pool (1990), and he is editor of the angling magazine Waterlog. When he is forced to lay down his rod, he pursues his profession as a freelance photographer whose work has appeared on record sleeves, magazines and books.
In 1993 he completed A Passion for Angling, a six-part BBC TV series and accompanying book, which told the story of his fishing adventures with his friends Bob James and Hugh Miles.
Chris Yates lives in a Wiltshire village, not far from some great carp lakes and the river Avon.
Content
1. The Perfect Pool 1
2. The Angler's Dream 9
3. The Lord of the Lake 13
4. Dawn 21
5. Discovery and Exploration 25
6. Present Location 33
7. The Vanishing Lake 39
8. The Art of Tea-Making 47
9. From the List of the Lost 51
10. Gold 59
11. The Curse of the Silver Pirate 65
12. A Can of Lucky Beans 69
13. The Secret Carp 87
14. A Dip of the Float 95
15. A Nose for Water 101
16. Hercules and the Storm 105
17. Hallucinatory Water 111
18. The Art of Stalking 117
19. The View from the Depths 127
20. Another Kind of Life 133
21. A New Rod 141
22. Harmonic Convergence 151
23. The Writing on the Water 161
Epilogue: The Lost Lake Revisited 164
2. The Angler's Dream 9
3. The Lord of the Lake 13
4. Dawn 21
5. Discovery and Exploration 25
6. Present Location 33
7. The Vanishing Lake 39
8. The Art of Tea-Making 47
9. From the List of the Lost 51
10. Gold 59
11. The Curse of the Silver Pirate 65
12. A Can of Lucky Beans 69
13. The Secret Carp 87
14. A Dip of the Float 95
15. A Nose for Water 101
16. Hercules and the Storm 105
17. Hallucinatory Water 111
18. The Art of Stalking 117
19. The View from the Depths 127
20. Another Kind of Life 133
21. A New Rod 141
22. Harmonic Convergence 151
23. The Writing on the Water 161
Epilogue: The Lost Lake Revisited 164
