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An eclectic collection of angling eBooks available to read for free on Angling Heritage.

DINGHY FISHING AT SEA - Phill Williams and Brian Douglas

Written by Phill Williams and Brian Douglas in 1984. A scanned copy converted to pdf.

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THE ULTIMATE ANGLING BUCKET LIST - Phill Williams

Written by Phill Williams and published as an ebook in pdf format. Around a dozen hard copies were also printed and placed into various archives, including Angling Heritage, The Angling Trust and the British Library.

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YOU SHOULD HAVER BEEN HERE YESTERDAY - Phill Williams

A complete history of sea angling during the twentieth century written and published as an ebook by Phill Williams. Fifty hard copies were also printed and placed into various archives, including Angling Heritage, The Angling Trust and the British Library, the remainder going to well known anglers all around the country who will hopefully keep the volume in circulation as a reference for future generations.

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UK SALTWATER FIELD GUIDE - Phill Williams

Published as an ebook only by Phill Williams as an identification guide to UK sea anglers.

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MODERN SEA ANGLING - F D Holcombe

Written by F. D. Holcombe in 1921 and now out of copyright. A classic book which tells us much about sea angling’s early years, while also showing us how well informed, despite their primitive tackle and access, they actually were. A scanned copy converted to pdf.

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THE FISHING DIARY OF J ARTHUR HUTTON 1880-1909

Well known for his work on the River Wye including his later fishing diary from Hampton Bishop, this is his diary which precedes this period in his own writing.

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SUCCESS WITH THE ROTHER MULLET - Gerald Green

This pamphlet on mullet fishing is of interest in two ways; it is a great source of information by a prominent mullet angler, and it also shows the work required to develop a roughly writtem book of ntes into a published work

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MULLET ANGLING FOR EVERYONE - Gerald Green

This is a basic pamphlet written to enable people to enjoy the excitement of mullet fishing by one of the founders of the Mullet Club.

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THE BACKGROUND OF CRUCIAN CONSERVATION - Peter Rolfe

This article sets out the necessity for the conservation of the gene pool for crucian by the man who has become Mr Crucian. Peter has allowed his work to be taken from his latest book as it deserves its place in the Angling Heritage archive.

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THE GAME AND FISHING BOOK 1907 - 1914

This is a diary kept by Major Arthur Lockhart Gallie and the expeditions he made prior to WWI. Both he and his wife were keen anglers. Sadly he died in 1915 but the diary if full of information, photographs, drawings, articles etc and makes a great historical document.

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MODERN SEA ANGLING - CENTENARY EDITION - Phill Williams

This book revisits Holcombe's classic work and brings it up to date for 2021 showing how things have changed and what we have learnt, and in some cases how little things have changed.

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THE POST GLACIAL RELICT SALMONIDS - Phill Williams

Many people have heard of the likes of schelly, powan etc, known to many as whitefish, but their knowledge ends there. Phill wrote this book to educate as to why they are so scarce and why they only appear in such limited locations.  If you want to spread your knowledge of UK fish species, this is probably the only book written about these species

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