This remarkable collection of personal fishing tales from around the
world is the perfect gift for any angler whose aspirations take him or
her beyond the riverbank. In ten hugely entertaining and
well-illustrated fishing tales, internationally renowned author,
photographer, and angler John Bailey recounts some of the best and worst
aspects of his worldwide pursuit of fish. Bailey shares his horrifying
brushes with espionage and death in the world's most remote and
inhospitable places, and introduces readers along the way to a motley
array of characters, as well as an immense variety of fish! Written with
great energy, enthusiasm, and respect for the wild, True Tales from an
Expert Fisherman is a singular record of one man's lifelong passion for
fishing.