Previous called Fishing the Wihittuck this is a book about Fishing The Delaware River and Bay. Fishing the Big D provides a unique holistic view of the Delaware Watershed and the fish of the Valley. This is more than just another Fishing Book; it contains the rich geography, history and the unique character of the Delaware River and Bay. It merges the Delaware's characteristics, history and large variety of aquatic wildlife into what we see today, a river of conflicting viewpoints and usage. The book contains maps that cover 330 miles of the River and Bay, created by the author, showing rapids, local names, access points, good fishing locations and bottom topography.

Add to your library & knowledge of sport-fishing, as you learn how to create simple & effective strategies, for your favorite lakes & rivers. How to make Sand Bag Sinkers, get comfortable Ice Fishing, learn how to apply Palomar knots, and much more. Canadian professional angler Gary Carl Love, along with his company Jackfish Lures, developed a successful fast paced system of fishing. The System was designed to build confidence and skill on the water. Use the system to catch a wide variety of fish species, and enjoy the outdoors with family and friends.

Add to your library & knowledge of sport-fishing, as you learn how to create simple & effective strategies, for your favorite lakes & rivers. How to make Sand Bag Sinkers, get comfortable Ice Fishing, learn how to apply Palomar knots, and much more. Canadian professional angler Gary Carl Love, along with his company Jackfish Lures, developed a successful fast paced system of fishing. The System was designed to build confidence and skill on the water. Use the system to catch a wide variety of fish species, and enjoy the outdoors with family and friends.

This is THE book for the beginning Fly Fisher man or woman. Used for the past ten years by the Rip Van Winkle Chapter of Trout Unlimited in their fly fishing course, "Guide to Fly Fishing for the Beginner" is packed with information ... even for the experienced fisherman ... and will help you to get on the stream and start casting, tying knots, selecting flies and reading the water. Griffin has a way of putting concepts simply and his clear prose describes a No-Baloney approach to fly fishing. Also, a short chapter at the end of the book introduces the beginner to fly tying.

Originally published in 1949, John Alden Knight's "Black Bass" enforces the idea that enjoying a sport to its fullest is only possible when one also understands every aspect of the sport, from its inception to its technicalities and everything in between. Gaining greater insight into a sport such as bass fishing will make for more successful fishing trips and more celebrated and meaningful catches.
In "Black Bass," Knight offers everything fishermen need to know about smallmouth and largemouth bass. He focuses on both equally, as he believed neither is the more superior group. Readers will learn about the life cycles, characteristics, behaviors, diets, and feeding habits of both types of bass. Understanding where and how these fish exist will help aspiring and novice fishermen with the next step: catching them.
The second half of Knight's book provides readers with various methods of securing bass while on the water. Chapters are devoted to rods, reels, lines and leaders, lures, and incidental equipment, as well as specific techniques fishermen can use and the advantages and proper handling of each.
"Black Bass" is an entertaining and informative book for bass fishermen everywhere and represents a lifetime of study and fishing in many sections of the United States.

An anthology of enjoyable and interesting short stories about the sport of fishing. Includes the introduction to a novel, "The Mystery of Somber Bay Island," (a very mysterious story with an incredible ending), a series of "Intermissions," very educational facts and recommendations on how to become an angler, a novelette, "The Shark Hunters," many informative footnote facts, and illustrations. The tales are funny, sad, scary, but over all, a rewarding Christian experience to read. If you love Jesus, enjoy fishing, love friends and family, want to become a better angler, or just enjoy reading a good book, then this is a must read ... the novel is awesome.

In The Bear Claw, Tom has a series of grand adventures beginning with learning how to fall in love Kodiak Style. You will meet Jesse, Eddie Spaghetti, Bible Don, and the unforgettable Swan in this adventure. Tom finds new treasures to keep as reminders of his memorable adventures in Alaska while fishing for salmon and exploring. Tom and Swan find that lust is the most exciting part of their new love. Coarse language and adult content. 38000 words.

Journalist, author and unrepentant trout bum Philip Storey spends the summer on an urban river in the North-East of England fishing with centuries-old spider patterns. These are the flies that have stood the test of time and still work today. Year of the spider contains images and tying instructions for possibly the simplest to make flies you will ever come across, along with a detailed diary recording the conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, air pressure, river height etc) in which they were successful along with lots of fish pictures taken one-handed and at odd angles. This is more than just a fishing guide or a 'how-to' manual; Year of the Spider takes the mystery out of fly fishing and selects nine, easy to tie flies that will carry you right through the season catching fish all the way. And to anyone wondering if North Country spider patterns will only work in the North of England, here's what TE Pritt had to say on the subject: "The originals, or others like them, have done service on half the rivers and lakes of England and Scotland, and have never failed to give a satisfactory account of themselves, despite the lugubrious warnings of local hands that 'they were no use there'. You will be told this probably on every new river visited; yet may you safely fish Yorkshire flies and laugh to scorn the dismal prophecies of anglers who believe that the trout in their own river differ in their choice of flies from those of any other river in the universe." Philip Storey is the author of The Complete Bad Angler and has published an updated version of Yorkshire Trout Flies, by TE Pritt. He is also the author of the indispensable Cooking for Dads, a collection of meals that every father should know.

'Secret Creek' is the perfect gift for anyone who has ever wondered about the intriguing sport of fly-fishing and how to break through the mystery surrounding this fabulous past-time. 'Secret Creek' is the result of the author's considerable fly fishing experience both in Australia and New Zealand. There are amusing anecdotes including why women always seem to catch more fish than their men There is loads of how-to information but the instruction is just part of the picture. Readers will find out what is really needed to progress towards mastering the sport. Along the way friendships are made, lessons learned and adventures shared. As Paul Miller says ..."Every fly-fisher deserves a secret creek. Not necessarily a place completely unknown to others, but a place you can get to know and feel a part of. A place that you can take a trusted friend and share together unselfishly, but still feel as though it is your own special place; an escape from the hurly-burly world in which we live. A place where time seems to stand still and old fashioned values still seem appropriate" Highly regarded Australian artist Glen Preece has illustrated 'Secret Creek' with superb pencil sketches and the misty morning photograph on the front cover. Glen is also a talented fly-fisherman and his visual contributions to 'Secret Creek' are considerable. Paul Miller is President of Fly Fishers in the Southern Highlands, a Life Member of Fly Fish Australia and has twice been a member of the New South Wales Fly-Fishing team. He shares his experiences with readers in a way that is more whisper than wallop, but his enthusiasm is infectious and there are subtle messages for even the most experienced anglers. 'Secret Creek' provides a taste of the superb fly-fishing to be found in Australia and New Zealand and carries on the tradition of so many American, English and Australian authors who have shared their passion for fishing with the fly.

T. F. Salter's The Angler's Guide, 'abridged for the Use of Young Anglers', was first published in 1816, and advertised as being a complete practical treatise on Angling: 'The art of trolling and fishing for Jack & Pike, flyfishing and making, also bottom and float fishing and trimmer angling with directions how to plumb the Depth, to bait the Hooks, to make Paste, How to lay NightLines and sniggle for Eels, and the best method of making ground bait etc.' Embellished with twenty wood engravings.

Descriptions and resources for Santa Clara County California waterways

Are you a Carp Fisherman and want to create your own bait? If you fish for carp, then you fish for the most common species of fish in the world. The species is not native to Europe, North America or Australia as it originated in Asia and found its way around the world by migration or by introduction by man. In many countries, they are considered to be vermin and if caught should be killed and in other counties, they are part of the counties diet. In The Complete Angler, Walton said "The Carp is the queen of rivers; a stately, a good, and a very subtle fish; that was not at first bred, nor hath been long in England, but is now naturalized." In fact carp was spread through Europe first by the Romans and then by monks who kept them to eat on NO Meat Fridays. The carp has been successful in spreading to new territories due to its ability to tolerate a wide range of conditions: freshwater or the brackish waters of some estuaries, temperature of 35 to 85 F (1.6 to 29.4 C), still or fast flowing water and the ability to rout around the river bottom for many types of food.Carp seem to try anything that is put in the water with them as long as it has a flavor so that they sense it. They do learn from their mistakes so if they are caught on one flavor, they may ignore another bait of that flavor when it is presented to them again. Creating your own bait can save you money. To succeed in catching carp, you must present them with highly flavored bait and as an angler you can make your own bait in small quantities and try out different flavors to see which one works. Look in your kitchen cupboards and see what you can try - you may find a flavor that really gets the fish feeding.
Remember that in the winter, the fish may not be able to see as well as in the summer and oil based flavors do not leak into the water so easily, so adapt your bait flavor accordingly. Making your own bait can be cheaper than buying some at the fishing store (shop). You have the advantage of experimentation so you can find the flavor combination that attracts the big fish and the satisfaction of getting you next PB on a flavor no one else is using. Give it a go. To buy this book, press the BUY NOW Button and it will be sent to you. I have even put pages in the back so you can record your own mixes.