Canal Zander by John Glover

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Canal Zander by John Glover

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Been informed by the Little Egret Press that this book is soon to be published. Pretty specialised area to devote a whole book to but having never tried for zander on the canal system might be more to it than I think.
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steve28fishing wrote: Tue Nov 09 2021 10:51 -
Been informed by the Little Egret Press that this book is soon to be published. Pretty specialised area to devote a whole book to but having never tried for zander on the canal system might be more to it than I think.
Yep, just make sure the CRT haven't recently Electro fished it :laughs:

https://thelittleegretpress.co.uk/pre-orders/
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steve28fishing wrote: Tue Nov 09 2021 10:51 -
Been informed by the Little Egret Press that this book is soon to be published. Pretty specialised area to devote a whole book to but having never tried for zander on the canal system might be more to it than I think.
How many pages does it have :laughs:
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Definitely a niche subject underrepresented.
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I look forward to getting to read a copy of this. As Stew says, there isn't a lot written about Zander in terms of books. :thumbs:
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Could be interesting, could be s**t
Mmmmmmmm yes
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Sebas wrote: Mon Nov 15 2021 23:45 -
Could be interesting, could be s**t
Judging a book by it's cover, so to speak... he's holding a very average size fish over some concrete, I'll leave it there :roll:

If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye. Pretty much the same species... tons of material out there. I have quite a few books from the States and they've been surprisingly relevant to the fishing we have over here, especially given how widespread the species has now become... e.g. drains, rivers, lakes, pits, canals and reservoirs.
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Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Nov 18 2021 20:20 -
Sebas wrote: Mon Nov 15 2021 23:45 -
Could be interesting, could be s**t
Judging a book by it's cover, so to speak... he's holding a very average size fish over some concrete, I'll leave it there :roll:

If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye. Pretty much the same species... tons of material out there. I have quite a few books from the States and they've been surprisingly relevant to the fishing we have over here, especially given how widespread the species has now become... e.g. drains, rivers, lakes, pits, canals and reservoirs.

I attributed to the Dr Steve Rowgowski book and thought the same...
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Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Nov 18 2021 20:20 -
Sebas wrote: Mon Nov 15 2021 23:45 -
Could be interesting, could be s**t
Judging a book by it's cover, so to speak... he's holding a very average size fish over some concrete, I'll leave it there :roll:

If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye. Pretty much the same species... tons of material out there. I have quite a few books from the States and they've been surprisingly relevant to the fishing we have over here, especially given how widespread the species has now become... e.g. drains, rivers, lakes, pits, canals and reservoirs.
Aye, good point that. I reckon there's very little if anything the Americans haven't covered in regards to Walleye, which as you say are basically Zander.

UK anglers adapting US techniques & lures to our own Bass, Pike and Perch fishing has worked extremely well (not always) so the same should go for Zander.
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This chap fishes over by me in Warwickshire.. I’ve met him . I suppose any one with an opinion can write a book and have their 5 mins . Doesn’t make it gospel but it’s different and interesting.
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Solihullangler wrote: Sat Nov 20 2021 15:47 -
This chap fishes over by me in Warwickshire.. I’ve met him . I suppose any one with an opinion can write a book and have their 5 mins . Doesn’t make it gospel but it’s different and interesting.
True :thumbs: Joking aside, even if he's not caught a string of big zander or even just a good number of doubles, for those who fish canals it could be an interesting insight into zander fishing those waters. It's about the only water type I have not fished, ergo, not caught zeds from.
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Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Nov 18 2021 20:20 -
Sebas wrote: Mon Nov 15 2021 23:45 -
Could be interesting, could be s**t
Judging a book by it's cover, so to speak... he's holding a very average size fish over some concrete, I'll leave it there :roll:

If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye. Pretty much the same species... tons of material out there. I have quite a few books from the States and they've been surprisingly relevant to the fishing we have over here, especially given how widespread the species has now become... e.g. drains, rivers, lakes, pits, canals and reservoirs.
> If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye.

What sort of waters do walleye thrive in? Judging just on what the online tackle shops over there sell, a lot of walleye fishing seems to be trolling, often with Dipsy Divers, so I guess the waters must usually be big enough to troll and deep enough to need Dipsy Divers.
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Now available... Just purchased a copy.
Thought it might be too narrow a subject for a book but actually sounds quite good.
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I'm waiting for my copy to turn up Steve, looking forward to reading what the guy has to say! :thumbs:

The Midland Canals provide some varied and interesting fishing, hopefully there'll be some fascinating stuff in the book.
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lochhopper wrote: Thu Nov 25 2021 08:14 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Nov 18 2021 20:20 -
Sebas wrote: Mon Nov 15 2021 23:45 -
Could be interesting, could be s**t
Judging a book by it's cover, so to speak... he's holding a very average size fish over some concrete, I'll leave it there :roll:

If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye. Pretty much the same species... tons of material out there. I have quite a few books from the States and they've been surprisingly relevant to the fishing we have over here, especially given how widespread the species has now become... e.g. drains, rivers, lakes, pits, canals and reservoirs.
> If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye.

What sort of waters do walleye thrive in? Judging just on what the online tackle shops over there sell, a lot of walleye fishing seems to be trolling, often with Dipsy Divers, so I guess the waters must usually be big enough to troll and deep enough to need Dipsy Divers.
When I worked for an American company, I would always be chatting to the fellas who flew over to the UK offices about their Walleye fishing in the States - they mainly used crank baits and jigged for them, even did a lot of live baiting. Not much trolling at all, well, unless they fished on the inland seas, like Lake Erie. As to their habitat, they live in the same range of waters as we have in the UK, i.e. rivers, lakes, reservoirs, etc. Slightly darker in colour than the zander we are used to catching and run smaller too. I showed them pictures of my biggest three zander and they were rubbing their eyes! The methods they use are no different to what works for zander, except they're still a few steps ahead of us in a number of ways. I took one of the IT guys from Chicago out for a day with me on the lures and until he explained what he was doing, I was getting my butt kicked. Yeah, we can learn a lot from Walleye anglers.
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Mark Phillips wrote: Tue Feb 15 2022 00:02 -
lochhopper wrote: Thu Nov 25 2021 08:14 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Nov 18 2021 20:20 -
Sebas wrote: Mon Nov 15 2021 23:45 -
Could be interesting, could be s**t
Judging a book by it's cover, so to speak... he's holding a very average size fish over some concrete, I'll leave it there :roll:

If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye. Pretty much the same species... tons of material out there. I have quite a few books from the States and they've been surprisingly relevant to the fishing we have over here, especially given how widespread the species has now become... e.g. drains, rivers, lakes, pits, canals and reservoirs.
> If you want to find some good information or reading on Zander, just substitute that for Walleye.

What sort of waters do walleye thrive in? Judging just on what the online tackle shops over there sell, a lot of walleye fishing seems to be trolling, often with Dipsy Divers, so I guess the waters must usually be big enough to troll and deep enough to need Dipsy Divers.
When I worked for an American company, I would always be chatting to the fellas who flew over to the UK offices about their Walleye fishing in the States - they mainly used crank baits and jigged for them, even did a lot of live baiting. Not much trolling at all, well, unless they fished on the inland seas, like Lake Erie. As to their habitat, they live in the same range of waters as we have in the UK, i.e. rivers, lakes, reservoirs, etc. Slightly darker in colour than the zander we are used to catching and run smaller too. I showed them pictures of my biggest three zander and they were rubbing their eyes! The methods they use are no different to what works for zander, except they're still a few steps ahead of us in a number of ways. I took one of the IT guys from Chicago out for a day with me on the lures and until he explained what he was doing, I was getting my butt kicked. Yeah, we can learn a lot from Walleye anglers.
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He writes in the countryman's weekly, terriers, airguns etc articles are s***e so I expect the book to be the same.
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Who has a front cover like that ?
s**t book coming from a shitty person.
Absolutely shocking quality and load of garbage
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I've bought some bad fishing books in the past but thus must be near the top of them. Pictures of which can only be described as small zander, no diagrams of method used, no real specifics on tackle used, no real tips on location and potential holding areas. Just lots of waffle and which appears to be a chuck it and chance it approach.

Can anybody find any redeeming features in this book? If so please post on this forum and I'll revisit the book. Shame really as the Little Egret Press have published some great books of late. The willow pitch book on chub fishing is a cracker full of tips from the top chub anglers.
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