Chris Yates (fisherman)
Chris Yates is an angler, photographer, broadcaster, tea connoisseur, Connect Four World Champion, nature lover, fashion icon and prolific writer. He is a former holder of the record for the heaviest-recorded British carp, a 51.5 lb specimen captured from Redmire pool in 1980.[1] Yates is a former co-editor (with Jon Ward-Allen) of Waterlog magazine,[2] and is a regular contributor to The Idler.
Yates is well-known for his preference for vintage tackle, particularly split-cane rods and centrepin reels, and regards cane as superior to any other rod-making material.[3] His books and films place a strong emphasis on the enjoyment of being close to nature as one of the principal pleasures that come with fishing.
Television series
Yates was one of two central characters in BBC2's acclaimed 1993 TV series A Passion for Angling, made by Hugh Miles and also featuring Bob James, in which the pair go fishing for carp, salmon and other species across Britain. A Passion for Angling was popular worldwide, shown in many countries including Mexico, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Italy, Norway and Japan.[4]
Published works
- The Secret Carp, Stackpole Books 2003 (ISBN 978-0811700450)
- A Passion for Angling (with Rodger McPhail), BBC Books 1993 (ISBN 978-0563367413)
- Casting at the Sun, Medlar Press limited edition 1986, Classics edition 2006 (ISBN 978-1899600366)
- The Deepening Pool, Medlar Press 3rd edition 2006 (ISBN 978-1899600496)
- Falling In Again, Merlin Unwin 1998 (ISBN 978-1873674338)
- Four Seasons, Medlar Press 1996, 2nd Edition 2008 (ISBN 978-1899600854)
- River Diaries, Medlar Press 1997, 2nd Edition 2010 (ISBN 978-1907110023)
- The River Prince, (Ed.) Medlar Press 1998, 2nd Edition 2009 (ISBN 978-1899600656)
- Shadows & Reflections, (Ed.) Medlar Press 1999, 2nd Edition 2010 (ISBN 978-1907110061)
- How to Fish, Hamish Hamilton 2006 (ISBN 978-0241143308)
- Out of the Blue, Hamish Hamilton 2008 (ISBN 978-0241143629)
- Night Walk, Collins 2012 (ISBN 978-0007415540)
- The Lost Diary, Unbound 2013 (ISBN 978-1783520435)
References
- ↑ Redmire Pool: History
- ↑ Waterlog magazine
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