Books on roach fishing

[DaceAce]

I went through my roach books today and did a short video about them: https://youtu.be/HQoR6uea3u0

[Mark]

Lovely little film Mark, I have six of the books you talk about.

[CrayCane]

Very good. There's a couple there that I will have to look out for.
Pete

[PershoreHarrier]

I enjoyed that - thank you for posting. The only one I have is the John Bailey book which I bought in the mid 1980s.

[ItchenRoach]

very interesting video mark i have most of these books including your two excellent books like you i found mark everards first book hard going but i enjoyed reading redfin diaries.

[Mark99]

Great - thanks Mark. David Carl Forbes book influenced me greatly.

[DaceAce]

Great - thanks Mark. David Carl Forbes book influenced me greatly.

I like both David Carl Forbes' writing and illustrations. His articles and books are worth seeking out.

I missed one or two minor roach books:
Dave Steuart's Osprey series, 'Roach', John Wilson's Roach, 'Dace and Rudd Fishing', and John Etherington's 'Big Chub and Roach'. Ken Whitehead did one on roach and dace, and there's another one on roach and dace that is Faddist's chapters from a much larger book.

There a recent book covering the rather odd pairing of barbel and roach that I haven't seen though roach is only covered in about 40 pages.

I hope to do some more book-related videos, possibly on a single author, subject or species as long as there aren't too many books in the subject.

[MrCrabtree]

Thanks Mark
Very enjoyable and interesting little video.
Regards
Mike

[Paul F]

Great - thanks Mark. David Carl Forbes book influenced me greatly.

I like both David Carl Forbes' writing and illustrations. His articles and books are worth seeking out.

I missed one or two minor roach books:
Dave Steuart's Osprey series, 'Roach', John Wilson's Roach, 'Dace and Rudd Fishing', and John Etherington's 'Big Chub and Roach'. Ken Whitehead did one on roach and dace, and there's another one on roach and dace that is Faddist's chapters from a much larger book.

There a recent book covering the rather odd pairing of barbel and roach that I haven't seen though roach is only covered in about 40 pages.

I hope to do some more book-related videos, possibly on a single author, subject or species as long as there aren't too many books in the subject.

Very comprehensive list Mark, there are a few more i have copies of

The art of roach & bream fishing by tag barnes 1968
Roach fishing step by step by jack hilton 1976
Dry fly fishing for chub, dace, roach by faddist 1946
Fishing for roach with mr crabtree & jim by bernard venables 1961

[DaceAce]

I have got the Hilton and Venables books though they're minor works compared to many of the others. My library is scattered over several rooms and many bookcases....