Carp Journeys – Available May 2009

I Just had the news confirmed that my 3,000 plus word chapter about carp fishing in Spain will go into the next edition of Jason Riders books on Carp.
The story I provided entitled ‘The magic moment’, was about the capture of a 40lb plus Spanish mirror carp (not the fish in the photo). The 40lb fish came from a magical park lake at the foot of the Sierra in Madrid. The lake is a place where I have spent time with new friends and lovers. It’s a magical place very dear to me. The story is a sentimental one, and one I wont forget. In these times a 40lb plus fish may not seem big, but it’s one thing catching a 40lb plus fish, it’s another finding one in the capital of Madrid. As time passes these fish will again become more and more common, as possibly they were in the past, but with the not so long ago attitude of catch and kill being exercised through Spain, few fish manage to get to this size in and around the captial. Being the Editor of the only carp fishing magazine in Spain, I get to know what does get caught around here. I can tell you, I am one of a few who has caught a fish of this size from a Madrid water in some years. The full account of what happened and some of the other spectacular Spanish carp I caught along the way can be read in the book which should be available to buy not long after May 21st. 2009 from this website: booksoncarp

Contents word count
1. Laroussi-Roy Van Goor 2,905
2. La Horre Hauling-John Whittick 11,590
3. Ton up Mega Haul at Boux-Jason Rider 3,992
4. Abbey Lakes-Mario Tall 3,464
5. Agony and Ecstasy-Shaun Harrison 5,000
6. Beachcomber’s Diaries-Part 2 13,945
7. The Path less Trodden-Jason Rider 3,607
8. Red hot week at Vivier-Nick Gent 3,051
9. October Barrage Session-Jim Lightfoot 3,459
10. Lake Chira,Gran Canaria-Keith Gladden 1,571
11. Lake Shumbar (Croatia)-Darko Lasnik 3,479
12. Rainbow Lake-Richard Kaye 2,447
13. Paradis De La Peche-Paul Smith 5,493
14. Lac Du Der- Ron Woodward 3,812
15. Ken Townley-Chateau Lake 4,402
16. Chris Woodrow-Moon Phases 1,339
17. Roman Buczynski-Rhone Valley 10,151
18. Carp in Slovenia-Darko Lasnik 3,595
19. How Far Will You Go-Jason Rider 4,100
20. The Magic Moment-Andy Macgregor 3,142
21. Lake Integra- Giovanni Vanhooren 3,200
22. Wild St. Cassien Matt Dent 7,800
Bonus Feature- A Bit Of A Fishery Business-Keith Moors 22,487
Published by MPress-Calm Productions: Publishers of Terry Hearn,Micky Gray, Martin Bowler and Jim Shelley