Fishing Books for Kids

If you are looking to introduce a young person to fishing this summer, then the very best way is to take them along to one of our GET FISHING events where they will get a chance to learn the skills needed to become an angler. The events are free or low cost and held right round England. You can find an event local to you HERE

You could also get them a great book about fishing to inspire them and enjoy with them. We’ve rounded up some of the best new and existing fishing books for young people and reviewed them below.

My First Day Fishing by Will Millard

Angling Trust Ambassador Will Millard is a talented writer, journalist and TV presenter, so when he set his mind to writing a “anglers alamanac” for young people, we knew it would be good. The book has a wonderful personal feel to it, as Will takes you through all you need to know as you begin fishing, with anecdotes, advice and stunning illustrations by Joanna Lisowieg throughout. All the information is presented in easy to understand chunks with a strong environmental and ethical theme running throughout. The book costs £14.99 and can be bought direct from Magic Cat Publishing HERE

Fishy Tales by Ojars Bartmanis

This lovely little story book is a rhyming tale of one boys first day fishing. Ojars and his dad set out at dawn to catch a perch and have adventures along the way. The illustrations by Chris Saunderson are bright and fun and there’s plenty of fishing info to be gleaned from the story along the way. The book retails at £6.99 and is avialable direct from Olympia Publishers HERE

Freddie’s Magic Fishing Rod by Edward Tillbrook

Freddie Fleet beleives his fishing rod is magic. He heads off every day of the summer holidays to go fishing with his Auntie Kaye in the local canal. Freddie catches lots of interesting things, but not many of them are fish ! When he finds out his sister doesn’t believe that his fishing rod is magic, Freddie sets out one last time to prove her wrong. This is a lovely fun story with a positive message about looking after our environment. The simple rhyming style of the text and the bright, fun illustrations make this a story that can be read aloud or together. You can get the book from Amazon HERE 

Tinca and the Fisherman by Sean Simms

This lovely little book tells the tale of one Tench and the efforts made to try to catch her. The question is, who wants a succesful catch more? the fisherman or Tinca herself? Charming, informative and well illustrated, this is the ideal book for any aspiring tench angler. You can buy the book online HERE

Get Fishing by Allan Sefton

The official book of the GET FISHING Campaign published by Merlin Unwin brings you 128 pages of facts, information and advice. It covers coarse, game and sea fishing and will act as the perfect instructional companion when you are first starting out in angling. It’s full of full colour illustrations and photos and as a big chunky hardback, offers great value at just £9.99. You can buy it direct from Merlin Unwins website HERE and Angling Trust members get a 20% discount (just log into your dashboard on the Angling Trust website to get the discount code).