Fishing category: 1380 books

Fishing can take you to the heart of a landscape in a way few other forms of travel can match. Whether in the world's most outlandish and awe-inspiring places or just at the end of your road, fishing will introduce you to crabby weather and crabbier locals, moon-phases, rip-tides, floods, droughts,...

Chris Santella, bestselling author of the Fifty Places series, is back in action with the inspirational gift book Why I Fly Fish. Based on 25 interviews with fly-fishing professionals and celebrity hobbyists alike, Why I Fly Fish encapsulates the life lessons fly-fishing aficionados have learned from...

Lee Jackson Lee was delighted to be chosen for the series and actually took the time to rewrite his whole book so it depicted perfectly his amazing carp fishing career. Starting in the 70’s, Lee fished locally on the famous Kent waters of the day – Dartford, Horton Kirby and Sutton,...

The Dry Fly and Fast Water was written to fill a need created by the coming of the brown trout to America. The British flies and methods that followed it over here proved inapplicable. Therefore, it remained for fishing expert George La Branche to promulgate a new, distinctly American school of dry-fly...

Great and unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the world's best writers.

How to reach and fish remote waters in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon.

Sixteen short stories evoke the passion of fly fishing and those who are entranced by the waters.

Secret Spots: Tampa Bay to Cedar Key uncovers hundreds of outstanding fishing areas along the Florida’s west coast. You’ll learn exactly how, when and where to find outstanding action on snook, redfish, trout tarpon, flounder, king and Spanish mackerel, sheepshead, cobia, grouper, and many other...

Written by an expert outfitter with boots in its waters, this piece includes a detailed map with access points along the river, information about gear, seasonal hatches, local lodges, fly shops, restaurants, watering holes, and closest medical care, along with the sort of intimate, insider information only someone working on the river can share. 

Local streams in the Lincoln, Maine, area set the stage for what would become author Paul Freeman Thibodeaus lifelong passion. His father, Paul Francis Thibodeau, taught him the rudiments of fly fishing. Later in life, with increased skills and knowledge, the younger Thibodeau ventured farther afield...

In The Fish's Eye: Essays about Angling and the Outdoors, Ian Frazier explores his lifelong passion for fishing, fish, and the aquatic world. He sees the angler's environment all around him-in New York's Grand Central Station, in the cement-lined pond of a city park, in a shimmering bonefish flat...

A humorous collection of true short stories written by a female Boston transplant now living in the northern Michigan great outdoors. Join the trouble and mischief of a city gal gone country. Interwoven in the tales are humor, mischief, and a few life lessons combined with descriptive detail of outdoor beauty and nature's wildlife. It's refreshing lighthearted reading for everyone!

New Zealand is one of the"hot" fly-fishing spots in the world today. Known for brilliant, crystal clear rivers, Zane Grey's New Zealand conjures up images of huge and mythic trout. In Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, Grey fishes both these now legendary streams as well as pursues the monster...

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS I. The Matter of Equipment II. The Fly Rod III. The Reel, Line and Flies IV. How to Cast the Floating Fly V. Where and When to Use the Floating Fly VI. How to Fish the Floating Fly VII. How to Fish the Floating Fly, Continued VIII. Insects of the Trout Stream