Fishing, angling

All fishermen who have fished for a lifetime have baskets of great stories and reminiscences about the sport they love.

From boats and baits to rods and reels to tips and tactics, bass fishing has been a magnet of innovation for almost a century.

A collection of more than 150 comics from popular cartoonist Jonny Hawkins.

That autumn, I went a little crazy for rivers.

Every fly fisher would agree that knowing your mayflies from your stoneflies is strongly correlated with a successful day on the water.

Bright Rivers chronicles the angling passions and frustrations of one of fly-fishing's greatest men of letters.

101 Favorite Nymph and Wet Flies is the latest from acclaimed writer David Klausmeyer to complement his recent volume, 101 Favorite Dry Flies.

In the tradition of the bestselling Shooters Bible, Skyhorse Publishing presents the Fishermans Bible, the most complete reference guide for new fishing equipment and their specifications.

Any angler who has ever been annoyed by an overexcited beginner celebrating every lucky catch or who has ever wished the camera actually did add ten pounds to that freshly caught fish will be in good company here.

Philip Wylie’s enthralling tales of saltwater fishing have been entertaining readers of the Saturday Evening Post since 1939.

Originally published in 1964, Fishermans Fall brings a unique perspective to the world of fall fishing.

A collection of stories from one of Maines master fishing guides.

A North American fishing handbook from one of the great masters of the sport.

If youre familiar with the world of hunting, you know how important dogs are in the field.

Originally published in 1954, Fishermans Winter is Roderick Haig-Browns final installment in his well-known seasons cycle.

The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delawarethe rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many othersare celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text.

John Neporadny is an expert bass fisherman, and hes here to offer his secrets and those of other fishing greats on hooking hawg largemouths in 101 Bass Fishing Tips.

This fascinating, 200-page book features the quotes from the best hunting, fishing, and nature writers to ever grace the pages of Sporting Classics.

Perfect for everyone who wants to try crappie fishingNow with new color photographsFilled with advice from expert fisherman Keith SuttonThe Crappie Fishing Handbook is a thorough guide for crappie fishing.

Lefty Kreh takes his readers on an angling journey through the last half-century, when water was big and fishermen were bigger (maybe).

Any angler who has ever been out-fished by a beginner with a twig and some twine or questioned whether bass are smarter than he is will be in good company here.

Well-known nature and conservation writer Ted Williams is an avid fisherman who has devoted many years to writing about the sport and advocating the preservation of bodies of water and species of fish.

This collection of more than 350 memorable quotations about the passion and pleasure of fishing captures the essence of the sport like very few collections have.

The Best Fishing Stories Ever Told celebrates the art of hunting fish at many angles.

Every summer for two decades, Ted Leeson and a maverick group of close companions have returned to an old ranch house on the benchland overlooking the Madison River.

Zane Grey was a pioneering angler, a one-time holder of more than a dozen saltwater world records, and was among the first to start taking sailfish in the fertile blue Gulf Stream.

Pearl Zane Grey was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that were a basis for the Western genre in literature and the arts, but he also wrote two hunting books, six children's books, three baseball books, and eight fishing books.

Throughout his career, Harry Middleton contributed hundreds of stories, essays, and book reviews to some of the most respected periodicals, including the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Grays Sporting Journal, Field & Stream, Country Journal, Smithsonian, and Sierra, among others.

Ten percent of all anglers catch 90 percent of the fish taken.

Bill Dance is one of Americas best-known fishermen and has more than fifty years of on-water experience.

Will fly fishing survive the twenty-first century?

A great beginner's guide for new fishermen and those who want to learn to fish for fun, with advice on tackle, bait, boats, accessories, and more.

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If you have ever fished in still water and wondered what fishing the currents of rivers and surf would be like, or if you’ve never fished at all but want to start surf or wade fishing, then Fly-Fishing the Surf is for you.

Anew book by Dave Whitlock, author of some of the best books on fly fishing ever written, is a reason for fly fishermen to celebrateand the aim of this book is simple.

"e;Hand a person a custom made rod,"e; says expert rod maker Dale P.

I know how to cast, I know my knots, and I can tell a dry from a wet fly.

Treasure trove of fly-fishing and camping moments too good not to share.

Covers all the basicsfrom rods, lines, reels, and tippets to the actual practice of identifying and catching fish to using the moon, weather, and tides in your favorThe key to fun and effective fishingAn authoritative guide to saltwater fly fishingConway Bowman, an expert saltwater fly fisher, wrote this Orvis fly fishing guide.

The Pocket Fishing Basics Guide is a handy reference for any aspiring angler, providing all kinds of questions and basic techniques on freshwater fishing across America.

101 Favorite Dry Flies is the latest from acclaimed writer David Klausmeyer.

Who of all that go a-fishing will deny the feeling of a calm content and the glow of satisfaction consequent upon a creel a little heavier of a fish a little larger than that of his fellow-fisherman?

This ample selection of articles and essays by one of Americas most popular writers about fly-fishing begins with a moment on Michigans Au Sable Riverthe exact moment when the author lost his heart to fly-fishing.

Nick Lyonss first fishing book, The Seasonable Angler, is the story of a fishermans year, from the projects and fantasies of an anglers winter through the thrill of a June evenings rise on the Beaverkill, and on to the pleasures and melancholia of autumn trout fishing.

Fishing from beach or rocky coastline presents challenges not faced by anglers who head out to sea.

Roland Martin, the most successful bass fisherman in history in terms of tournaments won, is a prolific source of bass fishing wisdom and sure-fire bassing tips.

With fishing advice from such experts as Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Wade Bourne, Tom Rosenbauer, Kirk Deeter, Charlie Meyer, Conway Bowman, and Lamar Underwood, The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Skills, Tactics, and Techniques profiles all of the major gamefish in both fresh and salt water and reveals pro secrets on how to catch them.

The sea holds many mysteries for those who venture into its crashing waves.

In this colorful memoir, a South Carolina game warden recounts a quarter-century of adventure patrolling the woods and waters of the Palmetto State.