John Langridge

John Langridge was born in the fishing village of Whitstable, on the north Kent coast in 1954. He went fishing for the first time at the age of four, with his father for eels and crabs in Whitstable harbour. After studying English Literature as a mature student at Canterbury and then at Brasenose College, Oxford, John left the UK and took up residence in Valladolid, heart of Old Castile in Spain. He has been teaching English here  for the last twenty years.

A talented multilingual writer, John has written books in both Spanish and English. His book Lizarralde was originally written in Spanish and he later translated it into English for the Medlar Press edition. It tells the tale of a Spanish barbel angler as he tries to come to  terms with his experience of the civil war. In  Aphrodite’s Carp, John sets out to unravel the legends, debunk the myths and provide everything you ever needed to know about the carp. There are two further titles scheduled for 2009 - one on catfish, which like the carp book, covers an immense amount of material in the most fascinating way - and one a translation of a How to Catch Them book, originally written by Francisco Suay. John is also a regular contributor to Waterlog.

In Spain, John has featured in several TV documentaries, about adventure travel as well as angling, and his current film is about fishing for tench with antique tackle.  An all-rounder, John has fished all over the world for many different species of fish and his only form of private transport is a bicycle.

Titles by John Langridge include:
Lizarralde (2005)
Aphrodite’s Carp (2006)
The Complete Book of the Giant Catfish (2009)
Gilthead Sea Bream - How to Catch Them (2009)

Catfish - How to Catch Them (due to be published late 2010)

In Spain
Días de gloria (2002),
Lizarralde (2003)
Diario de un pescador (April 2007)

More information on John's Spanish books at ediciones fuente de la fama