Chris Yates (fisherman)
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Chris Yates is an angler, photographer, tea connoisseur, prolific writer with contributions to the Idler magazine and former Editor of Waterlog magazine[1]. He is a celebrated British fisherman and former record holder with the capture of 51lb specimen carp from the famous Redmire pool (UK)[2].
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[edit] Published works
- How to Fish Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd ISBN: 0241143306
- The Secret Carp Chris Yates Publisher: Stackpole Books ISBN: 0811700453
- Passion for Angling Chris Yates, Rodger McPhail Publisher: BBC Books ISBN: 0563367415
- Casting at the sun Chris Yates (1986) 2006 2nd Medlar printing edition. (The Medlar Press) ISBN: 9781899600366
[edit] Television series
Chris is a former presenter of BBC2's A Passion for Angling, the much-acclaimed series of six BBC films where Chris Yates and Bob James go on a grand fishing adventure across Britain. Chris is noted for his eccentric style and his passion for freshwater fishing often with a center pin reel. Chris prefers to fish using older methods and tackle, making him one of a rare breed of Angler enjoying the cane rods and original fishing equipment of a bygone era.
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[edit] Links
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/excessbaggage/index_20061202.shtml
- http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/Book-And-Media-Reviews/how_to_fish_chris_yates.html
- Passion For Angling website
