A Bibliography of Barbel

Well I feel this bibliography, at the time of writing is pretty complete. If you're into collecting barbel books then you're in luck. There are enough out there to keep you interested, including one or two hard to find ones, yet not so many that your collection will never be complete. There are a few you might struggle with however - William J. Howes 'The Quest for Barbel', a small paperback that rarely comes up for sale and it's even rarer to find it in anything approaching fine condition. Peter Wheat's 'The Fighting Barbel' is usually available but don't expect much change out of £300 for a decent copy. Then of course there's the Trent Otter's 'Barbel and Chub Fishing' first published in 1896. It was reprinted a few years ago by the Medlar Press and even that has become quite hard to find now. I'm still looking for a first...

• Arbery (Len) - Barbel For Life 2011
• Bailey (John, Editor) - Barbel by the Barbel Catchers and Friends 1988
• Bailey (John) - Barbel: Perfect Days 2008
• Baker (John) - Modern Barbel Baits and Tactics 2001
• Barbel Society - Barbel Tales 2013
• Baxter (Terry) - Barbel Mystique 2011
• Baxter (Terry) - Barbel Epiphany 2012
• Berry (Jon) - A Can of Worms: The story of barbel and the men who fished for them 2007
• Church (Bob, Editor) - Big Barbel: Bonded by the Challenge 2005
• Cope (Ken) - Catch More Barbel 1974
• Crouch (Fred) - Understanding Barbel 1986
• Elliott (Graham) - Guiding, Barbel and Other Fishing Days 2008
• Elliott (Graham) - Memories and Milestones: The Fishing Tales of a Southern Angler 2008
• Everard (Mark) - Barbel River 2009
• Frost (Pete) - Barbel Fishing Step by Step 1976
• Giles (Nick) - The Nature of Barbel 2002
• Holgate (James, Editor) - Barbel: A Handbook of Techniques 2008
• Howcroft (Ian) - Barbel  (Osprey Anglers Series) 1975
• Howes (William J.) - The Quest for Barbel 1960
• Langridge (John) - Lizarralde: The Man who Fished for Barbel 
• Lennon (Tim) - Barbel Fishing: A Logical Approach 2004
• Marsden (Graham) & Wintle (Mark) - Practical Barbel Fishing 2010
• Martin (J.W.) "The Trent Otter" - Barbel and Chub Fishing 1896
• Miles (Tony) - Elite Barbel 2004
• Miles (Tony) & West (Trefor) - Quest for Barbel 1991
• Miller (Roger) - The Complete Barbel Angler 1996
• Orme (Andy) - Barbel Mania 1990
• Orme (Andy) - Roving for Barbel (Part 1: Theory) 1994
• Orme (Andy) - Roving for Barbel (Parts 1 & 2: Theory & Practice) 1999
• Pullen (Graeme) - Go Fishing for Chub and Barbel 1990
• Singleton (Bob) & Woods (Mick, Editors) - Barbel Rivers and Captures by the Barbel Catchers 2004
• Stayner (Steve) - Barbel: A Thirst for Knowledge 2004
• Stayner (Steve) - Barbel Mysteries, Theories and Tactical Solutions 2002
• Stayner (Steve) - Barbel: Obsession 2005
• Stayner (Steve) - Barbel: The Immortal Challenge 2003
• Stayner (Steve) - The Edge: Tactical Revelations for Barbel and Carp Anglers 2006
• Stayner (Steve) - The Ultimate Big Barbel Experience 2001
• Stone (Peter) - Bream and Barbel 1963
• Stone (S. Donald) - Barbel: How to Catch Them 1955
• West (Trefor) - Barbel: A Lifetime's Addiction 2005
• Wheat (Peter) - The Fighting Barbel 1967
• Wilson (John) - Catch Barbel 1992
• Yates (Chris) - River Diaries: The Fishing Diaries of Chris Yates, June 1982 - March 1984 1997
• Yates (Chris) - The Deepening Pool 1990
• Yates (Chris, Editor) - The River Prince 1998

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