New title now available! Fishing in Eden By William Nelson A highly respected and admired fisherman, Nelson published his reminiscences of 50 years angling in the Eden and Eamont valleys in 1922.  In it he describes a lifetime of fishing,  from his early introduction and apprenticeship to the sport with "Bob," to his extensive knowledge of the local habitat and landscape.   Contains his observations of trout behaviour, and many practical notes on insects and flies.  Includes a colour plate of typical Eden flies. With an introductory biographical essay by John Austin and an appreciation of the River Eden by Malcolm Greenhalgh. £79.00

Oliver Edwards' Flytyer's Masterclass We have copies available of the De luxe collectors' edition of Oliver Edwards' Flytyer's Masterclass, complete with a fly tied by Oliver set in the cover.  A highly collectable and beautifully presented modern classic, this would make a great present for any collector. In stock at £495.00

The next few months are looking very busy as we launch our new titles:
Oliver Edwards' Flytyer's Masterclass, our new edition of The Practical Angler by Steward and W. Carter Platt's Grayling Fishing will all be available shortly. 

Just in from the binders: The last few copies of Newland's The Erne and of our special limited edition of Pritt's Yorkshire Trout Flies are now available to Flyfisher's Classic Library members.

We are pleased to announce that our new edition of: Brook & River Trouting by Edmonds & Lee is now in stock and available priced at £79.00 One of the most important books on tying and fishing the soft-hackled fly, Brook & River Trouting is an invaluable reference to the materials and feathers required to tie 36 traditional North Country fly patterns. Beautifully bound in sienna bonded leather with sturdy buckram slipcase, the Flyfisher's Classic Library is thrilled to add it to their collection.

We are pleased to announce that our new edition of Three In Norway By Two of Them is now in stock and available priced at £79.00 This enjoyable tale of three friends travelling across Norway to fish and shoot through one long summer is a classic of angling literature. Our binders found some superb ice-blue goatskin which we felt was especially appropriate for this edition. The first fifty copies have been beautifully bound in this natural goatskin with silver-gilt top edge and hand-marbled end papers. Further copies will be bound in the same colour and format,  but in the high-quality bonded leather used in all previous Flyfisher's Classic Library editions. Either binding will make a fantastic addition to your Flyfisher's Classic Library collection. Three In Norway will be followed throughout this year with a number of new titles in an exciting publishing schedule for the Flyfisher's Classic Library.

As the Flyfisher's Classic Library settles into its new home in Wales and as we gradually unpack all of the boxes we are finding a few nice surprises. We have found more copies of several titles previously thought to have been out-of-print. The Best Of Zane Grey and The House The Hardy Brothers Built are now back in stock, but probably not for long!

"I have enjoyed working with Flyfisher's Classic Library ever since Justin Knowles started the company about twenty years ago. I would visit Justin in his vineyard overlooking Bovey Tracy, often making a delivery of antiquarian angling books that he was considering republishing, and, of course, topping up my stock of Flyfisher's books. At that time it suited both of us very well to distribute FFCL books as widely as possible, helping him to make room for new titles while I pursued Coch-y-Bonddu Books' ethic of supplying practical fishing books at an affordable price. Justin died a few years ago and since then FFCL has changed hands a few times. However, the two front-line staff, Cath Pettyfer and Christine Humphrey, continued running the business, producing some of the very highest quality editions of some of the best of flyfishing literature. They have both now moved on to other things so there is no longer the need for FFCL to be based in Devon. I am thrilled to have the opportunity of carrying on with Justin's project, and excited and a little daunted at the prospect of maintaining and expanding the Flyfisher's publishing schedule, which fits so very well with what we are doing at Coch-y-Bonddu Books. One of our main interests is in publishing and selling Fine Limited Edition angling books, and we already carry deluxe editions from other publishers such as Medlar Press, Ken Smith (formerly of Smith Settle), Meadow Run Press and others.
In addition we can now enable the members and customers of FFCL to access the huge range of second-hand and out-of-print angling books carried by Coch-y-Bonddu Books.