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This book takes a close look at how one of Britain's most popular participant sports, angling, has changed and developed over more than 100 years, through the eyes of those people most closely involved with our rivers and waters - the fisher gillies and river-keepers. The lives of these pillars of the country community have always held a strange fascination for the angler, and for all those interested in the countryside and its traditions, and Tom Quinn has travelled the length and breadth of th...

This exciting new book covers every aspect of saltwater fishing so the angler will know where to find the fish, determine when they are feeding, and exactly how to catch them. This is the most authoritative handbook available on saltwater fishing in North America and includes advice on everything from tackle, rods, and reels to choosing lures and tying knots. Expert advice is provided on each species of fish including its habitat, range, average weight, and more. Over 100 black-and-white photogr...

A unique split-page guide to fish and flies that enables you to find exactly the right fly for the fish you seek, depending on river conditions. Over 90 key flies are identified with instructions for tying and presentation. Includes instructions for casting a fly to imitate the fish's natural prey.

The majoriity of America's freshwater anglers fish for bass with spinning or casting rods and some kind of hardware, such as plugs, spinnerbaits or plastic worms. The author of this book proposes that, in many situations, the best way to take bass is with the fly rod. Despite fly fishing's reputation as an expensive, elitist sport, taking bass on the fly can be the least expensive way to go. An adequate rod, reel, line and flies can be bought for less than the cost of a summer's supply of spinni...