I've just learned that John Darling died early this morning.

John wrote some very good stuff on sea angling, that influenced my early
thinking. His more recent book on Bass Fishing (Crowood) was also very good.
In recent years, he was better known for his writing on air gun hunting. He
was an exceptional photographer.

I knew John personally in the past ten years, or so, and sank a few pints in
his company in the Golden Galleon, at Exceat Bridge.

Regards,
Tony Deacon