Fishing category: 1380 books
The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing
101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
This book, written with the support of America's oldest fishing tackle business, offers beginners a chance to learn the fundamentals of the great sport of fly fishing quickly and easily. The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing can be the start of a lifetime journey of discovery that will increase...
by John Gierach
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.
In Still Life with Brook Trout, John Gierach demonstrates once again that fishing, when done right, is as much a philosophical pursuit as a sport.
Gierach...
by Terry Tessein
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2003
Where and how to fly fish within two or three hours of downtown Boston.
Terry Tessein, a veteran of a lifetime of fishing the New England coastline, shares those years of experience in the first detailed guidebook to the multitude of fly fishing possibilities within easy reach of downtown Boston....
by W. Bromley Davenport
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
This volume contains a number of interesting and amusing anecdotes based upon the author's own personal experiences fishing for salmon. Written in informal, accessible language and full of interesting and relatable tales of fishing excursions, this text will appeal to those with a love of fishing,...
Angler's Guide to Kayak Fishing Southwest Florida
Sarasota Bay to Pine Island
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Many books have been written about kayaking and others about fishing but this book focuses on fishing from a kayak on freshwater and inshore saltwater in southwest Florida. It is a guide for visiting anglers who are new to kayak fishing, yet has useful information for those who are experienced and...
by Gord Deval
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2006
Author Gord Deval is the grand "old guy" of sport fishing in Canada. Few anglers can match him when it comes to his familiarity with trout and fly fishing. Internationally known, he holds countless bait and fly casting records. Canadian and North American champion, he has represented Canada 32 times...
A Guide's Guide to Fly-Fishing Mistakes
Common Problems and How to Correct Them
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
A licensed fishing guide’s observations on the common mistakes made by anglers, A Guide’s Guide to Fly-Fishing Mistakes provides practical tips on how to improve fly-fishing techniques and break bad habits. Licensed fishing guide and instructor Sara Low offers remedies to freshwater anglers on...
The Philosophical Fisherman
Reflections on Why We Fish
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
My favorite book on fishing-a classic from one of my favorite writers.”
-John Randolph, former editor, Fly Fisherman
Earthy and philosophical, practical yet speculative-this book is a wonderful and enduring portrait of a fisherman’s temperament. Full of the late Harold F. Blaisdell’s...
Fish Won't Let Me Sleep
The Obsessions of a Lifetime Flyfisherman
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Have you ever been so passionate about something that it occupies your every waking moment? In his latest collection of essays, celebrated writer and life-long angler James R. Babb reflects on his ardent preoccupation with the sport of fishing-one so strong that it often keeps him awake--and further...
Crunch & Des
Classic Stories of Saltwater Fishing
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Philip Wylie’s enthralling tales of saltwater fishing have been entertaining readers of the Saturday Evening Post since 1939. Captain Crunch Adams, skipper of the charter boat Poseidon , and his friend and partner Des Smith adventure high and low in the waters of Florida, coming face to face...
1001 Fishing Tips
The Ultimate Guide to Finding and Catching More and Bigger Fish
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Ten percent of all anglers catch 90 percent of the fish taken. It’s really true, and shows that as much as it is enjoyable, fishing can be frustrating when it comes to results. 1001 Fishing Tips is the book that will help any angler crack into fishing’s elite successful 10 percent, the group that...
Crazy for Rivers
Tales of Trout Fishing
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
That autumn, I went a little crazy for rivers.”
So writes Bill Barich, and this charming volume captures the essence of obsession. The hours he spent on various streams became a meditation on family, friends, and the natural world. To anyone who remembers the infinite patience of a grandfather...
Mottram on Fly-Fishing Mysteries
Innovations of a Scientist-Angler
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2008
• Writings from one of the most original and provocative fly-fishing theorists of the twentieth century
• Important inquiries into the nature of trout and the challenges of catching them with flies
James Mottram wrote at the height of great intellectual turmoil in the world of British fly fishing,...
Fly Fishing the Deschutes River
An Excerpt from Fly Fishing Central & Southeastern Oregon
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Fly Fishing the Deschutes River is an excerpt from the larger book Fly Fishing Central & Southeastern Oregon, which covers 22 waters including small streams, large rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Detailed maps, photographs, and Harry Teel's wisdom guide you through the many waters in this area. Known...