Occasional Salmon

About the Book

Occasional Salmon traces the author's life from the point when he was born with only one hand, through his initiation into salmon fishing as a result of his father's fascination with the sport, until today. He mentions his disability only once and his readers may get to the end of the book and find they have forgotten it altogether. Successfully avoiding the danger of repeating endless stories of fish caught and lost, he includes numerous stories of personalities and events with quiet humour. He interrupts the angling theme to give an interesting account of life at Eton 50 years ago as well as to include recollections of his cricketing days and interest in the game. The book also includes a chapter about riding and the continuing threat to hunting. Mainly, however, he concerns himself with the people he has met and the fun he has had while salmon fishing, concentrating towards the end of the book on the threat to the Atlantic salmon.

About the Author

Neon Reynolds was born in London in 1937. The son of a gynaecologist he was brought up mainly in London and worked there for over 20 years. He has always, however, had a great love for the countryside and, apart from fishing, spends a good deal of his time hunting and walking his dogs on Dartmoor. He lives with his wife Jenny near Okehampton in Devon, fishes mainly in Scotland and has recently travelled increasingly often to Africa and New Zealand.