Game Fishing Diaries: Details from Fishing in Life

Rating:
Summary: More than just a diary.
Review: This book grows quietly on you. The first chapter is, perhaps, the weakest which is a pity as it may put one or two people off. But after that it hits its stride and takes you on a world tour full of sharp observation and wit. Oh yes, and a bit of fishing is thrown in too.

It's really three books in one: the first bit is pretty much memorabilia - the stuff we all have from our childhood and from the familiar; then there are some great stories about specific trips and countries that almost take you right there onto the beach or the boat. Finally there are some alternatives to fishing and the whole work finishes in a hard hitting piece about the threats to the sport and a reality check for the anti-fishing lobby.

McSherry's touch is light and ironic at all times with just a touch of the polemic about it. It makes you smile and think in equal measure.

A very good book from a first time author and worth a read whether you fish for trout, salmon, sailfish or marlin...or even if you don't fish at all.