The Practical Guide to Fishing: An Illustrated Manual for Freshwater, Game, Saltwater and Fly Fishing

by Martin Ford, Tony Miles, Peter Gathercole

Overview

Angling is one of the most popular sports around the world, giving thousands of hours of pleasure to fishermen and women of all ages and levels. Here is extensive expert advice on the best fishing techniques and locations, and how to select rods, reels, lines, flies and plugs as well as clothes and accessories for all situations. The various skills involved in freshwater, saltwater and game fishing are covered in detail, with diagrams and explanations of different techniques. The book includes an in-depth visual guide to the major species the angler is likely to encounter, with advice on recognition, size potential and feeding habits, together with professional tips of the trade on how to catch each type.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780754834793
Publisher:	Anness Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	01/07/2020
Edition description:	Illustrate
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Martin Ford has been a keen fly fisher since casting a line to a trout on a Yorkshire stream as a child, and contributes regularly to Salmon and Trout magazine. Tony Miles specialized in coarse fishing and wrote regularly for Coarse Fisherman magazine and wrote several books. Peter Gathercole is a leading fly dresser, game fishing author and natural history photographer.