The Complete Book of Game Fishing

Sports & Outdoors

Gathercole, Peter

Hunting & Fishing

HarperCollins, Publishers

Reel in the secrets of five expert anglers and you're on the way to catching the trophy or record fish of your dreams! Before setting out on the water, learn what tackle to buy to improve your catch and which bait will attract fish to your hook, from artificial lures to worms. Select your quarry from colorfully illustrated descriptions of the major sporting fish of European and North American waters, which each include a brief guide to the tackle, techniques, and bait to use when angling for that particular species. Hone your skills with complete details on casting, hooking, playing, and landing fish. Get an edge on the competition by knowing what to look for and how to find the hotspots in still or running waters, along the beach or offshore. Includes something for every beach caster, game fisherman, or specimen hunter. 192 pages (all in color), 9 x 12.

The Complete Book of Fishing: Tackle Techniques Species Bait

WILSON, JOHN

Housby, Trevor

Oglesby, Arthur

Millman, Mike

Hamlyn

Catch That Fish

David & Charles Publishers

Expert advice on where to fish, what to fish for, the best fishing techniques for all kinds of species, and locations and tips on reading all types of water. The book includes an in-depth visual guide to all the major species of fish, together with professional tips of the trade on how to catch them.

The Angler's Practical Guide to Fishing: Freshwater, Game, Saltwater, Fly Fishing: A comprehensive how-to manual on tackle, techniques and locations, shown step-by-step in over 1200 pictures

Ford, Martin

Miles, Tony

Lorenz Books

This wonderful gift box set offers two guidebooks on the exhilarating sport of fly fishing. It includes expert advice on where and how to fish, and casting techniques, and a visual directory of artificial flies and how to make your own, all shown in more than 530 photographs and diagrams.

Fly Fishing & Fly Tying: A Practical Guide To Fishing In Two Classic Volumes

Angling is one of the most popular sports around the world, giving thousands of hours of pleasure to fishermen and women of all ages and levels. Here is extensive expert advice on the best fishing techniques and locations, and how to select rods, reels, lines, flies and plugs as well as clothes and accessories for all situations. The various skills involved in freshwater, saltwater and game fishing are covered in detail, with diagrams and explanations of different techniques. The book includes an in-depth visual guide to the major species the angler is likely to encounter, with advice on recognition, size potential and feeding habits, together with professional tips of the trade on how to catch each type.

The Practical Guide to Fishing: An Illustrated Manual for Freshwater, Game, Saltwater and Fly Fishing

Avid sport fishermen will treasure this book—which is nearly as beautiful as the objects it describes. Fly-tying is a highly prized fisherman’s craft, but it’s also an art form, wonderfully captured in this volume’s hundreds of color photos. Each of 100 fly patterns is presented in a two-page spread: an enlarged photo and textual description on the left-hand page, complemented with a set of step-by-step, clearly captioned photos on the facing page. In addition, fishing enthusiasts will find sections on fly-tying tools and materials plus general instructions for getting started. The author, a well-known fly-tier and sport fisherman gives instructions on making traditional trout and salmon flies—all of them fish catchers of proven effectiveness in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Examples vary in complexity, with patterns to fit every skill level from novice to expert fly-tier. Here are dry flies, nymphs and bugs, wet flies, streamers, and hairwings—a virtually complete selection of traditional and up-to-date examples of the art. The book’s hidden spiral binding keeps its pages opened flat, which makes it ideal for reference at the workbench. More than 600 color photos.

The Fly-Tying Bible: 100 Deadly Trout and Salmon Flies in Step-by-Step Photographs

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

B.E.S.

Any angler who takes up the art of fly tying will discover an added dimension to the wonderful sport of fly fishing. This profusely illustrated instruction book shows beginners how to craft 50 professional-looking flies for trout and salmon fishing. Each fly-tying project consists of step-by-step instructions accompanied by close-up photos of the work in progress and a large photo of the finished fly. Beginners will learn how to make dry flies, wet flies, bugs, nymphs, hairwings, and streamers. They'll also get advice on which flies are best for catching which variety of fish. Author Peter Gathercole is the ideal fly-tying instructor, offering a thorough grounding in the core techniques required for fly tying, while assuming no previous knowledge on the reader's part. As he instructs, he also demonstrates that with good guidance and a little practice, every angler can tie a fly that is good enough to fool a fish. More than 500 color photos.

Fly Tying For Beginners: How to Tie 50 Failsafe Flies (Fly Fishing Book for Anglers)

Sourcebooks

Sport fishermen who tie their own flies ─ or who want to learn this fascinating art ─ will love this boxed set of cards. Each presents a step-by-step series of captioned color photos that instruct on how to tie one of 50 flies that have proven effective among fishermen in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Examples vary in complexity, with fly-tying patterns to fit both beginner and advanced skill levels. Here are dry flies, nymphs and bugs, wet flies, streamers, and hairwings ─ a wide selection of traditional and up-to-date flies favored by experienced sport fishermen to catch salmon, trout, bass, and other game fish. Enclosed with these handsome instruction cards is a 32-page booklet describing necessary fly-tying tools and supplies plus general instructions for getting started.

50 Deadly Fly-tying Patterns

B E S Pub Co

Great guide to fly fishing showing lures and fish in a handy fold-out manner.

Catch That Fish: The Essential Guide to Fly Fishing Tactics

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