The complete fishing manual

Henry Gilbey

Book - 2021

"The ultimate guide to every aspect of freshwater, game, and sea fishing"--Back cover.

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Published
New York, NY : DK Publishing 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Henry Gilbey (-)
Edition
American edition
Item Description
Includes index.
"Content previously published in Eyewitness companion fishing."
Physical Description
352 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780744034165
  • Foreword
  • Fishing Basics
  • Chapter 1. Getting Started
  • Fishing today
  • Fishing for the first time
  • Fishing clubs and tackle shops
  • Fishing licenses
  • Developing your fishing
  • Chapter 2. Fishing Tackle
  • Rod basics
  • Types of rods
  • Reel basics
  • Types of reels
  • Hooks and weights
  • Additional terminal tackle
  • Floats
  • Lines and knots
  • Freshwater baits
  • Saltwater baits
  • Lures
  • Fly basics
  • Types of flies
  • Cold-weather clothing
  • Warm-weather clothing
  • Fly-fishing clothing
  • Shelters
  • Carrying your equipment
  • Chapter 3. Essential Skills
  • Simple casting
  • Roll casting
  • Overhead casting
  • Double-hauling
  • Spey casting
  • Striking, playing, and landing fish
  • Unhooking and releasing fish
  • Freshwater watercraft
  • Saltwater watercraft
  • Fishing Strategies
  • Chapter 4. Freshwater Bait and Lure
  • Drop-shot fishing for perch
  • Lure- and fly-fishing for pike
  • Lake-fishing for Largemouth bass
  • Lake bottom-fishing
  • Float-fishing lake margins
  • Pole-fishing
  • Lake-fishing for carp
  • Stalking for carp
  • Freelining and light bottom-fishing
  • River-fishing for giant catfish
  • Chapter 5. Saltwater Bait and Lure
  • Estuary fishing for mullet
  • Shore-fishing for sea trout
  • Kayak fishing
  • Pier fishing
  • Long-range beach-fishing
  • Beach-fishing for sharks
  • Surf-fishing for European sea bass
  • Lure-fishing for European sea bass
  • Shore-fishing for striped bass
  • Rock-edge fishing for pollack
  • Lure-fishing for wrasse
  • Inshore boat-fishing for striped bass
  • Inshore saltwater fishing
  • Boat-fishing for tarpon
  • Slow trolling for salmon
  • Lure-fishing for tuna
  • Wreck-fishing
  • Boat-fishing for sharks
  • Vertical jigging
  • Big-game fishing
  • Chapter 6. Fly-Fishing
  • Reservoir and lake fly-fishing
  • Fly-fishing on small rivers
  • Wet fly-fishing on lakes
  • Czech nymphing
  • Sight-fishing for wild brown trout
  • Fly-fishing for Atlantic salmon
  • Fly-fishing for steelhead
  • River-fishing for tiger fish
  • Fly-fishing for carp
  • Fly-fishing for pike
  • Loch-style fly-fishing
  • Fly-fishing for bonefish
  • Fly-fishing for milkfish
  • Fly-fishing for giant trevally
  • Fly-fishing from a flats boat
  • Fly-fishing for European sea bass
  • Ultra deep-water fly-fishing
  • Fish Species
  • Chapter 7. Freshwater Fish
  • Chapter 8. Saltwater Fish
  • World of Fishing
  • British Columbia
  • Alaska
  • Ontario
  • Montana
  • Long Island, New York
  • South Carolina
  • Bahamas
  • Florida Keys
  • Yucatan Peninsula
  • Coasts of Costa Rica
  • Los Roques
  • Fierra del Fuego
  • Southern England
  • Scotland
  • County Clare
  • Wexford Coast
  • Norwegian Sea
  • Northwest Norway
  • Western Baltic Coast
  • Kalmar region
  • Andalucia
  • Ebro River
  • Limousin region
  • Switzerland
  • Northern Italy
  • Austria
  • Kola Peninsula
  • Kamchatka
  • Mongolia
  • Japan
  • Kaveri River
  • Iguela Lagoon
  • Southern Angolan Coast
  • Skeleton Coast
  • Vaal and Orange Rivers
  • Bazaruto Archipelago
  • Caprivi Strip
  • Murchison Falls
  • Kenyan Coast
  • Seychelles
  • Northern Territory
  • Cairns
  • Tasmania
  • New Zealand
  • Hawaii
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments