Muriel Foster's Fishing Diary

[Scott]

From what I can gather this book looks a delightful work, do any members own it?

And, given the dates (1913-49)covered and the nature of the content can anyone explain why there is a rainbow trout on the cover?

[Nigel Rainton]

Looks like a Char :-)

[Carp Artist]

I've not seen this book, but I used to have a copy of her other book Days on Sea Lock & River

[Olly]

Rainbows were introduced into the UK in the 19th century - so they were about at the time of her book! and before!

[Luke]

I sold my copy recently so can't check if she ever fished for rainbows. However that is the U.S. edition which may explain things. The British edition looked like this.

[Snape]

Yes she catches rainbows from the river Granta (a tributary of the Cam) at Hildersham just south of Cambridge in the 1920s and 30s.
The rainbow on your cover is a painting in the diary from 1938 in my copy (which just has a plain dark brown cover).

[Wallys-Cast]

The first mention of Rainbow Trout in the book is 1926.
Its an interesting little book with some great sketches and nice little watercolours.
There is this weather ditty I found funny.

Dirty days hath September,
April, June and November.
From January up to May,
The rain it raineth every day.
All the rest have thirty one,
Without a blessed gleam of sun.
And if any of them had two and thirty,
They'd be just as wet and twice as dirty.!

Wal.

[Dave Burr]

The first mention of Rainbow Trout in the book is 1926.
Its an interesting little book with some great sketches and nice little watercolours.
There is this weather ditty I found funny.

Dirty days hath September,
April, June and November.
From January up to May,
The rain it raineth every day.
All the rest have thirty one,
Without a blessed gleam of sun.
And if any of them had two and thirty,
They'd be just as wet and twice as dirty.!

Wal.

How apt

[Vole]

Heavily poached by Flanders and Swann: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eT40eV7 ... vh-wEXvdW8
Apologies forgoing off-topic...

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

I have a copy of this wonderful book. I love it!!