I am an avid collector of angling books and was delighted to receive these excellent books at Christmas. Whilst I have not yet read them on glancing through them I noted how diverse angling is and how different species can attract across a wide spectrum of anglers. The Last Cast book by David Nickson is a reflection upon the life of a 95 year old salmon angler. The Anguilla book is the work of the National Anguilla Club whose members fish for eels. Both books have migratory fish as their focus both incredible species that travel vast distances in both fresh and saltwater.
The salmon anglers tend to be very much traditional members of the Upper classes whilst the eel anglers would be very much what would have been classed as working class. The waters fished are also generally contrasting with salmon very much connected to powerful fast flowing rivers. Eels are more likely to be dwelling within dark mysterious stillwaters. Its all angling to me and I relish each species with my favourite very much the species I am fishing for at the time.
