Angling History from the 1950's

The Fishing Diaries Of Eddie Price

A unique piece of angling history, with a foreword by Chris Yates

• 272 page A5 book in black and white.
• Over 120 photographs with original captions.
• Over 40 line drawings.
• Contains letters, including 2 from Dick Walker, cuttings and memorabilia.
• The first edition will be limited to 500 copies.
• 30 will be leather bound, numbered and signed. (sold out)
• 470 will be cloth bound with dust wrapper and numbered.
• Designed, produced and edited by Martin Mumby


This unique piece of angling history covers the years 1956 to 1962. The text is taken word for word from Eddie’s fishing diaries and includes most of the photographs he took during that period, including his famous ‘monster in the weeds’ picture.

Eddie wrote about his experiences from fishing the small reservoir on his land, various local waters, to probably the most famous carp water of them all - Redmire Pool.

He made no secret of the fact that he wanted to break the perch and carp records and writes of his greatest angling triumph - his 40lb 8oz mirror carp from Redmire Pool in September 1959. This was the second biggest carp ever caught at the time and went on to break the British Record when Chris Yates caught it in June 1980 at a weight of 51lb 8oz.

Eddie was just as happy catching wild carp a fraction of that weight and the book is a fascinating insight into how successful anglers of this era went about solving the problems they faced.


How to get your copy

Cloth bounds: £35, plus £5 postage and packing. Write to:

Martin Mumby
Woodview
The Buckholt
Monmouth
NP25 5RZ

Please make cheques / postal orders payable to EDWARD PRICE. For further enquiries please email: [email protected]