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When he stumbled upon a long-neglected, overgrown lake holding some monster carp, Chris Yates knew that he had discovered the kind of place about which every carp angler dreams. He set about trying to catch the huge, elusive inhabitants with rod and line. It was a quest that was to reveal many insights into the secretive behaviour of this king of freshwater fish and bring him thrillingly into contact with his quarry. Waiting, watching and stalking, quite undeterred by the damp sleeping bag and the cold. Yates' enthralling story whispers adventure and promise.

Two highly respected outdoor journalists, Kirk Deeter of Field and Stream and Charlie Meyers of the Denver Post, have cracked open their notebooks and shared straight-shot advice on the sport of fly fishing, based on a range of new and old experiences—from interviews with the late Lee Wulff to travels with maverick guides in Tierra del Fuego. The mission of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing is to demystify and un-complicate the tricks and tips that make a great trout fisher.

Bloomsbury presents Dark, Salt, Clear written and read by Lamorna Ash. A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 'A bracing account of discovery ... Glistens with deftly told snippets and character-rich stories' Financial Times 'Marks the birth of a new star of...

What has been the dish of kings, the subject of myths and the traveller of epic and mysterious journeys? The eel. Beginning life in the Sargasso Sea, the eel travels across the ocean, lives for twenty or so years, and then is driven by some instinct back across the ocean to spawn and die. And...

Bloomsbury presents Sea Fishing by Nick Fisher, read by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Mark Meadows. From renowned fishing expert Nick Fisher comes this concise guide to fishing along British coastline. All that's needed is a beach, pier, harbour, estuary or boat. Nick covers all the basics...

"One of the best acid tests of an introductory book...is that the text allows the reader to learn an important skill independent of the illustrations. Fly casting is very difficult to teach in person, and even more so in print, yet this book contains the best, the most interesting, and the most effective introduction to fly casting I have ever read."

For Robert Hughes fishing was a lifelong obsession and the pastime that he loved best. In A Jerk on One End he brings the wit and insight that have characterized his art criticism to the subjects of fish and fishing. He traces his love of fishing to his boyhood on Sydney Harbour and recounts the high and low points of his career with rod and reel, from his first catch to hair-raising tales of shark hunts he has picked up from other fishermen.

The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls "A terrific read." I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me...

In April 2019 after fishing for 40 years, Capt. Wild Bill sat down and wrote Fishing Gods. He takes you from the moment he was born on a boat in Port Aransas, Texas, to all of his fishing adventures explaining how he learned to conquer fishing until the day he ultimately transformed into a Fishing God.

“It would sweeten a man’s temper at any time to read it,” wrote essayist Charles Lamb some years after this novel was first published in 1653. Of course, The Compleat Angler is much more than just a 17th century “how-to” guide to catching and cooking fish.

Few fish are as beloved, or as obsessed over, as the American shad. Although shad spend most of their lives in salt water, they enter rivers by the hundreds of thousands in the spring and swim upstream heroic distances in order to spawn, then return to the ocean.

Great Sierra Waters, the Eastern Slope is a definitive study of the Truckee River, but also includes the Owens and the East Walker. It's a serious fly-fishing book that shows you how to fish these rivers, what to use as far as fly patterns, and how to tie them for your greatest success.

Lystfiskerens håndbøger består af fire bøger om lystfiskeri i Danmark. Her er gode råd og vejledning til at fange de fleste arter i de danske farvande, uanset om man fisker med flue, spinne eller medde.Hver bog har sit eget fokus og tilbyder en grundig indføring til den, der vil fiske fra moler, langs kysten, på havet, ved åer eller søer. Bøgerne er rigt illustreret med fotografier og illustrationer og kommer i et praktisk format, som er lige til at stikke i lommen og tage med ud på en fisketur.Gyldendal A/S, Klareboderne 3, 1115 København K.

Lystfiskerens håndbøger består af fire bøger om lystfiskeri i Danmark. Her er gode råd og vejledning til at fange de fleste arter i de danske farvande, uanset om man fisker med flue, spinne eller medde.Hver bog har sit eget fokus og tilbyder en grundig indføring til den, der vil fiske fra moler, langs kysten, på havet, ved åer eller søer. Bøgerne er rigt illustreret med fotografier og illustrationer og kommer i et praktisk format, som er lige til at stikke i lommen og tage med ud på en fisketur.Gyldendal A/S, Klareboderne 3, 1115 København K.

Lystfiskerens håndbøger består af fire bøger om lystfiskeri i Danmark. Her er gode råd og vejledning til at fange de fleste arter i de danske farvande, uanset om man fisker med flue, spinne eller medde.Hver bog har sit eget fokus og tilbyder en grundig indføring til den, der vil fiske fra moler, langs kysten, på havet, ved åer eller søer. Bøgerne er rigt illustreret med fotografier og illustrationer og kommer i et praktisk format, som er lige til at stikke i lommen og tage med ud på en fisketur.Gyldendal A/S, Klareboderne 3, 1115 København K.

Lystfiskerens håndbøger består af fire bøger om lystfiskeri i Danmark. Her er gode råd og vejledning til at fange de fleste arter i de danske farvande, uanset om man fisker med flue, spinne eller medde.Hver bog har sit eget fokus og tilbyder en grundig indføring til den, der vil fiske fra moler, langs kysten, på havet, ved åer eller søer. Bøgerne er rigt illustreret med fotografier og illustrationer og kommer i et praktisk format, som er lige til at stikke i lommen og tage med ud på en fisketur.Gyldendal A/S, Klareboderne 3, 1115 København K.

If you are a neophyte hunter and this is your first time to traverse mountainous areas, icy forests, or grassy plains, search no further because I will cover all the pertinent information that you need to find the best game in your area. In The Great Hunt for Beginners, you will learn about useful tips and tricks.

Do you love ice fishing? Do you want to know why people love ice fishing? Ice fishing is very popular among fishing enthusiasts. This is due to its nature. You do not need many supplies, and the supplies that you might need are affordable and won’t burn a hole through your pocket. This audiobook will discuss some of this important equipment. To have a memorable and enjoyable ice fishing trip, it is important to prepare properly to avoid frustration and disappointment.

Summers in the Bayview housing development were a remarkable time to be a kid. Hell, it was a fantastic time to be most anyone. I didn’t realize it then, but there was just nothing better. Tuesday mornings were dubbed as Fishing Tuesday for Stan and me. We would be up at five a.m., fishing poles in hand, a gardening trowel to dig for worms, a bologna sandwich, maybe two, and we were armed with trash talk about who would out-fish whom.

“Craig Raleigh puts hunting into modern perspective, combining higher sensibilities and his firsthand insight into the hunting world to gently illuminate a part of human nature that was, and still is, among the purest of human endeavors.” —Jim Shockey, award-winning writer and host of Jim...