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Out of the Blue: On Fishing at Sea | 
| Author: Chris Yates
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 47144
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 0241143624
EAN: 9780241143629
ASIN: 0241143624
Publication Date: September 4, 2008
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What took you so long? November 16, 2008
Chris writes about his rediscovery of sea fishing, having left it as a boy and spent most of his life fishing rivers and lakes. As a sea angler myself, I can't understand why he didn't go back to sea fishing before! We are all familiar with Chris from his appearances on television and other books on fishing, and this book is no less charming than his previous work. When Chris writes, you are there with him and you can share every sparkle on the water, distant swoop of a gull and the murmur and suck of a quiet sea. Chris brings the delicate touch of his freshwater style to sea fishing, so I wonder how he would deal with the rough and tumble of sea fishing in rougher places? He wisely keeps away from that! I would give Chris a five except for one thing. Why the obsession with keeping away from the rest of mankind? No wonder more sociable nations think us a strange lot in England.
 Blank Pages October 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although I enjoyed the book as I have all Chris Yates's books. I was disapointed to find a large number of blank pages. WHY?
 The Passionate Angler September 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Maurice Wiggin's book, The Passionate Angler inspired the world-class BBC series, A Passion for Angling, in which Chris Yates starred. The success of this film catapulted this quiet, modest man into the limelight, and into the homes of anglers and non-anglers alike. It opened up a whole new world of exploration for him, and when Penguin/Hamish Hamilton published 'How to Fish' in 2006, it became an overnight success.
'Out of the Blue' published by Hamish Hamilton on the 4th September, 2008, has outstripped our book shop sales of 'How to Fish' by almost 90% so far, with the leather-bound special edition achieving rapid sales. Out of the Blue is already on its 2nd print run, which might come as a surprise to people who previously saw Chris as a coarse fisherman, because this wonderful new book is about sea fishing; bass in particular.
It's not an instructional book; it's a journey through the hot summers of school holidays spent rock-pooling with his brother; of becoming stranded on rocks and almost being washed out to sea; of his return and rediscovery of childhood haunts, and the thrill of catching, then releasing his beautiful bass to the mysterious depths of the ocean.
Chris's mastery of prose is unrivalled in the world of angling, and those who have previously read his books will not be disappointed by this latest gem. When asked recently which was his favourite book, he replied, 'this one.' It is certainly his latest passion but it goes beyond that, because in an interview with Charlotte Cross of Lantern Radio, North Devon, he expressed concern over the commercial fishing of bass, and warned of its potential demise.
Out of the Blue is an evocatively written book - read it and you'll smell the sea, feel the warm sun on your back and hear the waves crashing against the rocks. Your eyes will search an imaginary horizon for a glimpse of the magnificent bass, and who knows, it may stir readers enough to take a closer look at what is happening to the fish stocks in our coastal waters.
Above all, read and enjoy Chris's latest mastercast; I did, and if for some reason you can't go down to the sea right now, read 'Out of the Blue,' for it will surely take you there.
(Look out for the special edition due to be published by Mayer Benham in December 2008. Just 50 copies of this special book will be produced. Visit River Reads to find out more. Also available: signed copies of Catching the Impossible by the celebrated film-maker Hugh Miles. Starring Martin Bowler & Bernard Cribbins, this latest masterpiece is a must for anglers and nature-lovers alike.)
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