Fifty-two essays on outdoor activities, from writers such as Havilah Babcock, Robert H. Davis, Florence A. Tasker, Corey Ford, Nick Lyons, Ed Zern, Zane Grey, and Robert Ruark, among others.
Wherever you find a clear freshwater stream or river, you'll also find devoted anglers intent on matching their wits against trout, salmon, and other fighting fish. Here is the perfect instruction book for beginners. Clear, comprehensive charts detail essential information on how to choose appropriate flies, rods, reels, and lines for catching ...
The ultimate reference guide to your fishing line and everything that goes on the end of it: hooks, sinkers, snaps, swivels, floats, leaders, lures, and knots.
This text focuses on the trout flies the author has found most successful to fish with and how he ties them. Chapters on his development as a fly- tyer and an in-depth look at a variety of flies themselves are punctuated throughout with fishing stories and observations.
Brimming with fascinating detail and practical information, this guide provides all the essentials for identifying and catching saltwater fish. 250 full-color photos, charts, and illustrations.
Recounts the author's wide-ranging hunting and angling exploits, his tracking of big game such as elephants, buffalo, and lions, and encounters with predators.
No other cast is more graceful, or more fun to learn, than the spey cast. Champion spey caster Simon Gawesworth teaches the casts, some of which he developed himself, all of which he has mastered as an angler and instructor. Revised and updated to include the latest trends, this new edition has a completely new chapter on skagit casting, a ...
When Trout Unlimited rated the 100 best trout streams in the United States, nine of its choices were in the southern Appalachians. In this updated second edition, veteran angler and writer Jimmy Jacobs takes you to these famous rivers and to many lesser-known waters in this five-state region. In preparing this guide, which now includes a chapter ...
Trout Magic is a warm, joyous, and maverick look at trout fishing and its attendant tall tales, strange happenings, and all-around fishing lore. Traver recounts the story of a mysterious "dancing fly, " speaks pointedly about "kiss-and-tell" fishermen, debunks fly fishermen as the "world's greatest snobs, " lets us in on the fishing story Life ...
From troy brook trout in mountain streams of the northeast to king salmon of the Pacific, North America is home to the greatest variety of salmon and trout on earth. How this evolved, how these two types of fish are related, and what makes them so unique -- and so beautiful -- is the fascinating story behind Trout and Salmon of North America.
A thorough guide to the classification and identification of the larval forms of the insects that trout eat, all across North America, with highly detailed descriptions of the insects; includes over 80 recipes for tying artificial nymphs.
"Cutthroat" tells the full story of the genuine native trout of the American West. This new edition, thoroughly revised and updated after 20 years, synthesizes what is currently known about one of our most interesting and colorful fishes, includes much new information on its biology and ecology, asks how it has fared in the last century, and looks ...
"One of the all-time great teachers in the custom rod building craft."--Tom Kirkman, "RodMaker Magazine" "Hand a person a custom made rod," says expert rod maker Dale P. Clemens, "and in almost every instance one of the first things he looks at is the decorative thread work," because a handsome rod is more desirable to own and fish. Clemens ...
Learn where to find and how to catch over 40 species of inshore fish that swim in the waters of the coastal United States. "INSHORE SALT WATER FISHING" provides a wealth of information from the editors and authors at Salt Water Sportsman Magazine. These are the guys who are out there doing it, and they pass their knowledge on to you in the pages ...
Lee Wulff is acknowledged as the authority on fly-fishing--Atlantic salmon fishing in particular. These 30 essays detail his far-flung trips to Canada, Iceland, and elsewhere in search of wild salmon; his wisdom on rods and flies and casting; and his thoughts for beginners. Line drawings.
Pound for pound, the Atlantic salmon is the world's most exciting and challenging fish that can be taken with an artificial fly in fresh water. After it was published in 1970, this became a classic reference on how to catch the species on the fly.
The complete guide to the fish, tackle, and techniques in both fresh and salt water. Every kind of equipment is shown in full-color photographic spreads. An 80-page encyclopedic section presents hundreds of fish species from around the world. Both shore and boat fishing are detailed.
This book is helpful, instructive, easy to understand, and will help you bring more of your catch to the net. Larry includes: parts of your line; IGFA line test; tippet to fly size chart; knot-tying tips; terminology; knot applications; and of course, step-by-step instruction for joining lines, lines to flies, loop knots, dropper knots, and yarn ...
A classic reference work on all aspects of fishing, from reading the water to specific angling techniques. First published in 1955, now reissued and available for the first time in 20 years.
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