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Beneath The Black Water (Books and Videos)
Beneath The Black Water : The Search For An Ancient Fish Obsessive, compulsive, fanatic, passionate, addicted and eccentric, I am trying to find just one word in the English language to sum up all the above words and the prodigious talent of John Berry, sadly there is not one, there should be!?. So I will have to settle for two (True Angler).I simply could not put this book down and felt that an angling soul mate had jumped out of the pages and joined me in my study for a chat about his life long passion, John owes me a day out of my life, but it was worth it to be captivated for the day, with a likeminded angler.I am bombarded with angling books for review, so many predictable, written by egotistical so called angling authors, on how, where, when and what to do, complicated rigs described and illustrated in nauseating detail. How many fish have been captured, specimens photographed, way beyond most of our humble abilities, how successful they are, achieving almost god like status in their chosen field.After reading such offerings I have often felt that I should be genuflecting and paying homage to them for passing on such morsels that they deem to part with, on to mere angling mortals like you and I.John Berry’s Beneath The Black Water, stands head and shoulders above anything I have read for many a year and my heartfelt congratulations to him ring out loud and clear, along with my thanks for this creative true account of his passion for angling and discovery. Not only for his piscatorial adventures but the search for the true angler within, rarely has an angling soul been bared like this, warts and all.Captivating, enchanting, charming, there really are not enough superlatives to describe this masterpiece of angling literature, John has well and truly captured the angling spirit of a bye gone age of old fashioned angling values, that just a few of us live by and have somehow managed to evade, this ultra modern angling technological age of automatic baits boats, that all but hook the fish for you and the like. Just about every aspect of this fine book and John, I can relate to. An angler all my life, due to obsessive fishing, two failed marriages, many thousand have I been in debt too!! Due to travelling the world, catching most of the species that this globe has to offer us and yes like John have spent endless hours trolling, the lochs of Gary, Lommond, Ness, Awe, Corrib, Derg, Conn, Mask, Windermere, Conniston and Wastwater!! Plus many others in search of the elusive Ferrox (oh yes this book is sort of about Ferrox) Did I ever catch one,? Nope, am I envious, jealous? Nope-just full of admiration for a man with a passionate mission and through dogged perseverance unravelled some of the secrets into the world of Ferrox fishing and life. He has inspired me to yet again go in search of this glacial monster. I await with baited breath for John Berry’s next literary offering.Andy Nicholson Beneath The Black Water: The Search For An Ancient Fish Jon BerryPublished 6th June 2011, £14.99 hardback ISBN: 978-0-7524-5837-3E Book 6th June, £14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7524-6395-7 A story of one man's obsession to catch an ancient fish in the deepest waters of the Scottish Highlands and beyond ‘When I was very young and on holiday in Scotland, my cousin told me about giant trout that lived in small numbers at the bottom of the Highlands’ deepest lochs. They were called salmo ferox, and they were rumoured to be uncatchable.’ In his twenties, wholly accidentally, Jon Berry caught one. This led to an obsession that would cost him every pound he had to his name, a few thousand that I did not, a couple of girlfriends and his home. It would take him to Scotland, Cumbria and the wildest corners of Ireland, in the company of a disparate band of fanatics – alcoholics, mountain men, scientists, tree-planting eco-warriors and one genuine soothsayer. Not all of them survived. The story of salmo ferox, the cannibalistic giant trout of the glacial lochs. An account of Berry’s five year mission, his drive, determination , and discovery of a landscape and a clan. A tale of compulsion, escape and a willing descent into madness. Will have you hooked, fellow fisherman or not. Jon Berry is the author and teacher. He has contributed to many fishing magazines and websites and is a former editor of the Barbel Fisher magazine. He lives in Wiltshire, within casting distance of the River Avon. This is his second book. ‘Beneath the Black Water is the wonderful account of a mad, disrupting, unforgiving but ultimately joyous addiction—an addiction not just to the ferox, but to the truly wild waterscapes they inhabit. No fellow angler could be unimpressed; no ordinary human will quite believe it.’ Chris Yates, writer and eccentric angler. ‘This quest for a sense of belonging comes with dreams of great fishes. Mr Berry has written a beautiful, haunted poem of friendship and obsession.’ Jeff Barrett, Caught By The Water.Kerry GreenMarketing ExecutiveThe History Press T:+44 (0) 1453 732 512F:+44 (0) 1453 883 233www.thehistorypress.co.uk
Website: www.thehistorypress.co.uk
Email: kgreen@thehistorypress.co.uk
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Beneath The Black Water by Andy Nicholson
Email:andy@anglingnews.net
A fantastic read if you are only going to buy one angling book this year, make it this one its a classic
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