Fish category: 1105 books
Relicts of a Beautiful Sea
Survival, Extinction, and Conservation in a Desert World
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
Along a tiny spring in a narrow canyon near Death Valley, seemingly against all odds, an Inyo Mountain slender salamander makes its home. "The desert," writes conservation biologist Christopher Norment, "is defined by the absence of water, and yet in the desert there is water enough,...
Fishing Stories
A Lifetime of Adventures and Misadventures on Rivers, Lakes, and Seas
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
All fishermen who have fished for a lifetime have baskets of great stories and reminiscences about the sport they love. Nick Lyons’s new collection is chock-full of them. From fishing a small Catskill creek and catching a huge brook trout when he was barely out of infancy to long opening day treks...
The Fly-Fisher's Companion
A Fundamental Guide to Tackle, Casting, Presentation, Aquatic Insects, and the Flies that Imitate Them
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
This book grew from the author's desire to consolidate the many teachings that he uses in his popular fly-fishing classes. It is a textbook that includes concise and selective commentary on tackle, casting, tactics, flies and fly tying, and other related topics. The word "companion" derives from one...
by Jake Dadier
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Goldfish are great, rewarding pets, however their proper care is of little knowledge as we have only begun to understand the true requirements of these fish to make them thrive. Here is how to make your fish happy and healthy!
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The Legendary Neversink
A Treasury of the Best Writing about One of America's Great Trout Rivers
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
The Neversink River in New York’s Catskill Mountains, with its plunges and gorges, is one of the world’s great trout streams. So it’s no surprise that this diverse and fecund waterway has compelled the finest fly-fishing writers to take up their pens. This treasury of their best work takes a...
Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2
Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
This book is the second of two volumes that cover the entire fish fauna of the Gulf of Mexico. It includes the orders Scorpaeniformes, Perciformes, Pleuronectiformes, and Tetraodontiformes. Keys and descriptions are provided for the families, which are arranged phylogenetically, and for the species,...
by Dr. Diana Prince
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2018
Book of Sharks explores the amazing fish known as the shark. It is one of the world’s most fascinating and feared creatures. Legends and myths about these unique animals have persisted since the beginning of time. This book introduces young people to the vital role of sharks in the ecosystem and...
Trout Water
In Pursuit of the World's Most Beautiful Fish
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Through extraordinary photographs and prose, Trout Water brings to life the waters where trout make their home, creating an intimate portrait of the nature of the living river and the fly fisherman’s passion for these wild places. Every river’s story is unique, but each shares a fundamental set...
by Vittoria Amati
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
For those who love the sea no place is more magical to dive in than a coral reef. Among rainbow like fish, oddly shaped corals and light beams that colour the bottom of the sea in hues of turquoise and gold the reef is the most exhaustive kindergarten in which you can loose yourself.
What not...
by Michael Watkins, Bo Beolens
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry offers a concise biography, revealing the hidden stories and facts behind each species’ name.
Full of interesting facts and humorous titbits, the...
An Angler's Guide to Smart Baits
Tips and Tactics on Fishing Twenty-First Century Artificials
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Fishing is one of the oldest continually practiced pastimes in history. But like almost everything else in our modern era, it too has been greatly influenced by ever-changing technology and scientific advances. With busy lives, it's often impossible for anglers to keep up with constantly evolving...
A Common Fate
Endangered Salmon And The People Of The Pacific Northwest
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Though life on earth is the history of dynamic interactions between living things and their surroundings, certain powerful groups would have us believe that nature exists only for our convenience. One consequence of such thinking is the apparent fate of the Pacific salmon--a key resource and preeminent...
by Mike Dawes
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Newcomers to the wonderful world of fly tying should look no further than The Fly Tier’s Manual for all their needs. Written by the incredibly talented Mike Dawes, who has been tying flies and fishing in Hampshire for decades and runs International Fly, largely considered one of the best manufacturers...
by Nick Karas
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Innovative techniques and gear to help you see the fish better
Fishing beaches, rips, flats, tidal ponds, shallow water and how the weather influences sight fishing
Rigging the boat plus the flies and lures to use
Sight-Fishing the Flats and Beyond offers effective sight-fishing tactics for...