Chris Yates (fisherman)
Encyclopedia
Chris Yates is an angler
, photographer, tea connoisseur, prolific writer with contributions to the Idler
magazine and former Editor of Waterlog magazine. He is a celebrated British fisherman and former record holder with the capture of 51 lb specimen carp
from the famous Redmire pool
(UK).
Language English
ISBN 0-00-218419-2
ISBN 978-0-00-218419-9
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. In his books and films Chris always has a strong emphasis on the enjoyment of being close to nature, and the other pleasures that come with fishing. He argues that simple and older methods of fishing are just as effective as modern techniques and in some ways even more so.
Angling
Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" . The hook is usually attached to a fishing line and the line is often attached to a fishing rod. Fishing rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the line. The hook itself...
, photographer, tea connoisseur, prolific writer with contributions to the Idler
The Idler (1993)
The Idler is a yearly British magazine devoted to its ethos of 'idling'. Founded in 1993 by Tom Hodgkinson and Gavin Pretor-Pinney, the publication's intention is to return dignity to the art of loafing, to make idling into something to aspire towards rather than reject.The magazine combines the...
magazine and former Editor of Waterlog magazine. He is a celebrated British fisherman and former record holder with the capture of 51 lb specimen carp
Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain...
from the famous Redmire pool
Redmire pool
Redmire Pool is near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England. It is considered the home of carp angling, The earliest sign of its potential was unveiled in October 1951 when a British record carp of was caught by Bob Richards. The water was made famous by Richard Walker who caught a British record...
(UK).
Published works
- How to Fish Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd ISBN 0-241-14330-6
- The Secret Carp Chris Yates Publisher: Stackpole Books ISBN 0-8117-0045-3
- Passion for Angling Chris Yates, Rodger McPhail Publisher: BBC Books ISBN 0-563-36741-5
- Casting at the sun Chris Yates (1986) 2006 2nd Medlar printing edition. (The Medlar Press) ISBN 978-1-899600-36-6
- " The Deepening Pool", Chris Yates – Publisher: HarperCollinsWillow; New Ed edition (19 Jun 1991)
Language English
ISBN 0-00-218419-2
ISBN 978-0-00-218419-9
- Falling In Again Publisher Merlin Unwin 1998
Television series
Chris is a former participant in BBC2's A Passion for Angling, the much-acclaimed series of six BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
films where Chris Yates and Bob James go on a grand fishing adventure across Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. 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
Fishing tackle
Fishing tackle, is a general term that refers to the equipment used by fishermen when fishing. Almost any equipment or gear used for fishing can be called fishing tackle. Some examples are hooks, lines, sinkers, floats, rods, reels, baits, lures, spears, nets, gaffs, traps, waders and tackle...
, making him one of a rare breed of Angler enjoying the cane rods and original fishing equipment of a bygone era. In his books and films Chris always has a strong emphasis on the enjoyment of being close to nature, and the other pleasures that come with fishing. He argues that simple and older methods of fishing are just as effective as modern techniques and in some ways even more so.
External 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
- Chris Yates Record Carp