When Jeremy Paxman is not debating with politicians in BBC TV's Newsnight studio, he can invariably be found engaged in his favourite leisure pursuit - fishing. In this book, Jeremy Paxman has selected the best writing on fishing, both fiction and non-fiction, historical and contemporary, and has added, for good measure, tales of some of his own piscine exploits. Primarily aimed at fishing aficionados, this book will also be enjoyed by the general reader keen to learn something of the lore and literature of Britain's most popular pastime. It includes arguments over the tying of flies or the best salmon waters and is interspersed with sometimes hilarious moments in man's never-ending battle with nature.