This work encompasses scientific data about our largest game bird including; food requirements and habitat, habits and enemies, forest management and winter feeding and the application of such knowledge to successful hunting.
Master story teller Charlie Elliott says it perfectly in this book for all fishermen: ';Whether you are a fresh water Walton or the owner of a yacht, plowing the depths beyond the sight of land for a long-billed monster of the sea, you are seeking out the quiet aquatic spaces of the earth for a reason more compelling than to satisfy your stomach juices.
First published in 1901 at the height of Grinnell's career, the work of a man who both relished the thrill of the hunt yet cherished wildlife and natural lands.
This hands-on book documents 34 fly patterns in full-color, with step-by-step photographs and detailed text on what Royce Dam knows besthandling and preparing materials.
';A heart shot is what every big game hunter hopes for,' Editor Mary Zeiss Stange explains in the introduction to Heart Shots, ';that perfect shot placement, whether of bullet or arrow, which ensures a quick, humane kill.
Learn the mysteries of the Carrie Stevens method of making Rangeley-style streamers-one of the most enduring, effective, and beautiful baitfish imitations for catching trout.
Hailed by Lefty Kreh as the best fly-tying book of the past few years and by Field & Stream as "e;a bible of invaluable secrets,"e; this revised third edition of a fly-tying classic is a great resource for both beginner and expert tiers.
Improve your nymphing by developing a "e;playbook"e; to overcome trout defenses and employing a systematic approach to planning, rigging, and fundamental skills and techniques.
From a veteran South Florida angler comes the first fly and light tackle do-it-yourself guide to the region, focusing on fishing opportunities that don't require a boat.
Three well-known fly fishers (and friends) come together to share the solid technical know-how they've learned from years of fishing the ever-elusive trout.
Focusing on the Great Smoky Mountains--America's most-visited national park--this book is full of useful information for fly fishers curious to learn more about flies and fly patterns.
Following the model of Bob Clouser's classic Fly Fishing for Smallmouth, this book provides important information geared specifically toward Western anglers.
Top advice from a master stillwater angler and complete hatch information for lakes, ponds, and reservoirs make Effective Stillwater Fly Fishing the perfect resource for fly fishing on stillwaters.
The essential reference for fly fishing the Rocky Mountain West, Flies for the Greater Yellowstone Area compiles more than 500 fly patterns for nymphs, dry flies, emergers, and streamers.
*; Sometimes the wildest fishing happens right in your own town-or in the city you happen to be visiting*; Some of fly-fishings most gifted writers proclaim the joys and rewards of fishing urban watersShelves of books have been written about the ultimate fly-fishing experience: the trip to remote, pristine waters where fish are plentiful and wild.
A key influence in modern soft-hackle and emerger fishingInsight into the natural world combined with fly pattern theoryWilliam Stewarts writings burst upon the angling world in 1857 in a flurry of acclaim and controversy.
Useful advice from the father of nymph fishingExtraordinary observations of the trouts worldGeorge Edward MacKenzie Skues has been described not only as the father of nymph fishing but as the greatest fly fisher who ever lived.
