Published November 2011

Copies: Unlimited

Extent: 192 pages

Size: 216 x 138mm

Binding: Hardback with dustjacket

Illustrations: Colour and mono photos and black line illustrations

ISBN 978-1-907110-31-3

A Train To Catch

Jon Berry

With the invention of the railways in the early 19th century, anglers were, for the first time, able to fish the length and breadth of Britain. The great train companies positively courted them, with special trains and angling club discounts.  In A Train to Catch Jon Berry, angling historian and fisherman, attempts to follow in their footsteps.

' . . . one of the most pleasing and original books about fishing that I have read in a long time . . . Half the charm of A Train to Catch is tied up with the sheer variety of fishing that ends up getting done, ranging from shark angling at Looe to perch at Marlow, spiced with a mini Grand Tour of Scotland and a quest for Broads pike . . . potentially the angling book of the year' - Andrew Herd (Click here to read the full review.)

'It’s the personal reflection of getting drunk, playing guitar or fondly imagining the youthful exploits which earned his Dad the monicker of 'The Coiled Spring' amongst the lads and lasses of Southsea, which make this book so readable. There’s plenty of angling detail besides but the vignettes that frame the pursuit of fish are perfect bed-time material, inviting slumber and dreams of shimmering water . . .' -  Caught by the River

' . . . the best kind of fishing book. Part history and part odyssey, interleaved with evocative illustrations and illuminated by the author’s spare, self-deprecating prose, this elegy to the golden age of British angling will resonate long after journey’s end.' - Luke Jennings