Many anglers find that reading about fishing is almost as enjoyable as doing it. No wonder the sport has produced so much wonderful literature, from Walton, Bickerdyke and Ransome to Dick Walker, Bernard Venables, BB and the many how-to-do-it books available today which can help you to catch more or bigger fish. 

​

Unfortunately, there just isn’t room for every would-be angling author to get his book published commercially – the trade publishers will only take on books they know will sell in commercial volumes, usually by angling experts who are already well-known in their field. So, if you have written, are writing or are planning to write an angling book, chances are you will need to go the self-publishing route if it’s to have any chance of seeing the light of day.

​

Self-publishing has many advantages – particularly if you come to Hooked on Books: