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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting > Fishing, angling

Discover Kayak Fishing (Paperback): Andy Benham Discover Kayak Fishing (Paperback)
Andy Benham
R368 R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Save R44 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first book on the subject published on this side of the Atlantic, with our different fish species, techniques and approach. The book is aimed at the angler who has taken up or is curious about kayak fishing. Experienced kayakers will also benefit from Andy's kayak fishing wisdom. Topics include: Choosing your fishing kayak and equipment. Practical tips on modifying your kayak and installing a fish finder. Kayaking with confidence and staying safe at sea. Seamanship; tides, weather and charts for anglers and kayakers. Using handheld GPS and VHF radios. Fishing skills; top tips on anchoring and 'downtiding' from your kayak. What to fish for; Andy's tips for catching your favourite fish. And more, including freshwater fish and wreck fishing.

Freshwater Fishing Tips and Techniques (Paperback): Gene Kugach Freshwater Fishing Tips and Techniques (Paperback)
Gene Kugach
R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Expert angler Gene Kugach offers hundreds of tips and techniques for catching all types of freshwater fish based on his years of onstream experience. Filled with easy-to-understand illustrations, and geared for both the novice and the more experienced angler, "Freshwater Fishing Tips and Techniques" covers every aspect of freshwater fishing. 300 drawings.

Folk Art Fish Decoys (Hardcover): Donald J. Petersen Folk Art Fish Decoys (Hardcover)
Donald J. Petersen
R1,754 R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Save R474 (27%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With over 500 color photographs, this thorough text introduces the reader to the wide variety of decoys currently available, decoys made earlier in the century by "old time" artists as well as examples of contemporary design. The construction and special attributes of fishing decoys are discussed in detail, information vital to recognising the most collectible decoys. Detailed histories of early twentieth century and contemporary decoy makers of Minnesota and their decoys has been compiled through personal interviews with the makers or their families. Information is also provided on spear makers and the varying designs of their spears, jigging sticks, and decoy boxes. This is a truly valuable reference work.

Fly Fishing Basics (Paperback): Dave Hughes Fly Fishing Basics (Paperback)
Dave Hughes; Illustrated by Richard Burse
R391 R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Save R33 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fundamentals for the beginning fly fisher including tips on rod and reel selection, tackle and tying techniques, basic and advanced casting methods, and more.

Masters' Secrets of Catfishing - You Can Catch More Cats! (Paperback): John E. Phillips Masters' Secrets of Catfishing - You Can Catch More Cats! (Paperback)
John E. Phillips
R324 R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Save R21 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Masters' Secrets of Crappie Fishing (Paperback): John E. Phillips Masters' Secrets of Crappie Fishing (Paperback)
John E. Phillips
R324 R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Save R21 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Neither rain, sleet, snow, dark of night, 100-degree heat, nor -10 wind chill will prevent John Phillips from crappie fishing. The author has caught crappie through the ice in Minnesota, in the sizzling sun of Florida and in many of the states in between. Phillips has fished with most of the nation's best crappie anglers to learn their secret strategies for catching crappie year-round under every type of weather and water condition. Those techniques and experiences are detailed in this book for the enjoyment and success of enthusiastic crappie anglers. Learn how to: *Make crappie start biting again *Find crappie when a cold front hits *Select the proper jig color *Catch open-water crappie *Use spider-webbing techniques *Locate crappie with depthfinders *Fish hot weather and through ice

How to Think Like a Fish - And Other Lessons from a Lifetime in Angling (Paperback): Jeremy Wade How to Think Like a Fish - And Other Lessons from a Lifetime in Angling (Paperback)
Jeremy Wade 1
R300 R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Jeremy Wade has caught an unparalleled array of outsize and outlandish fish from challenging locations all over the world - goliath tigerfish from the Congo, arapaima from the Amazon, 'giant devil catfish' from the Himalayan foothills . . . As his catches attract increasing public attention, many people ask him how they can improve their own fishing results. This book is his reply. Sparse on the details of technique, it's about the simple, fundamental principles - a mindset for success. Part science, part art, and part elusive something else, this, he says, is within every angler's ability to develop. How to Think Like a Fish is the distillation of a life spent fishing. Along the way readers will learn when to let instinct override logic. Why less time can bring better results than more. Which details are vital and which may be irrelevant. And how a 'non-result' can be a result. Thoughtful and funny, brimming with wisdom and adventure, here is the book for any angler - novice or old hand - who wants to catch the fish that have so far eluded them.

Larry Larsen's Guide to South Florida Bass Waters Book 3 (Paperback, Revised Edition): Larry Larsen Larry Larsen's Guide to South Florida Bass Waters Book 3 (Paperback, Revised Edition)
Larry Larsen
R273 R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Save R30 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book should be a reference source for all anglers who fish or wish to fish in the future, the waters of South Florida, This region has three of the state's five largest lakes. Each chapter focuses on the name lakes and rivers in the region that almost always produce good bass fishing and on many overlooked waters that quietly produce good bass fishing as well.

Fish Florida Saltwater - Better Than Luck-The Foolproof Guide to Florida Saltwater Fishing (Paperback, Updated Edition): Boris... Fish Florida Saltwater - Better Than Luck-The Foolproof Guide to Florida Saltwater Fishing (Paperback, Updated Edition)
Boris Arnov
R297 Discovery Miles 2 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Whoo, tarpon, snook, barracuda Florida's saltwaters have always been the best places in the world to catch these and many other feisty game fishes. Now, Boris Arnov, avid Florida fisherman and fishing school proproetor, has written a unique guide to tell you when, where, and how to catch more than 35 varieties of sport fish. Here you'll find the best bait, the best season, the best techniques, and the very best places to make the catch.

The Redfish Book - A Complete Anglers Guide (Paperback): Frank Sargeant The Redfish Book - A Complete Anglers Guide (Paperback)
Frank Sargeant
R270 R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Save R31 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Special Features *Where to find more redfish *Redfish plug, spin and fly tackle *Trophy redfish techniques *Rigging your redfish boat *Redfish biology, habitat and conservation Packed with expertise from the nation's leading redfish anglers and guides, The Redfish Book is an essential part of the library of any sportsman who pursues channel bass throughout the southeast. Every aspect of finding and fooling giant reds is covered, with dozens of secret techniques revealed for the first time. Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned angler, The Redfish Book is sure to improve your catches.

The Tarpon Book - A Complete Angler's Guide Book 3 (Paperback): Frank Sargeant The Tarpon Book - A Complete Angler's Guide Book 3 (Paperback)
Frank Sargeant
R296 R281 Discovery Miles 2 810 Save R15 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Loaded with tactics from the nation's leading tarpon anglers, The Tarpon Book can turn the beginner into a seasoned pro, With tips from more than 30 world-class tarpon fishermen, The Tarpon Book is must reading for anyone who hopes to take on the most spectacular of saltwater fish, the silver king.

Bass Guide Tips - Tactics of Top Fishing Guides Book 9 (Paperback, 1st ed): Larry Larsen Bass Guide Tips - Tactics of Top Fishing Guides Book 9 (Paperback, 1st ed)
Larry Larsen
R269 R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Save R30 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Bass Fishing Facts - An Angler's Guide to Bass Lifestyles and Behavior Book 6 (Paperback): Larry Larsen Bass Fishing Facts - An Angler's Guide to Bass Lifestyles and Behavior Book 6 (Paperback)
Larry Larsen
R266 R236 Discovery Miles 2 360 Save R30 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Covered Waters - Tempests of a Nomadic Trouter (Paperback, Updated Edition): Joseph Heywood Covered Waters - Tempests of a Nomadic Trouter (Paperback, Updated Edition)
Joseph Heywood
R338 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R20 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 2003, Covered Waters is a "forgotten classic" by Joseph Heywood. Now back in print and featuring new material, this collection of autobiographical essays and fishing tales helps readers understand the extent of Heywood's passion for the sport, especially in his native waters of Michigan. Covered Waters covers an outdoorsman's wanderings and wonderings about fishing and life, and how the two are often interconnected. These episodes include reminiscences of his days in the U.S. Air Force, training to drop nukes on the Soviet Union in the Cold War; his temporary but intense obsession with bear hunting (which ended the moment he finally killed a bear); and, of course, his international adventures in fishing, recounting such hilarious scenes as two women in France engaged in what appeared to be strip fishing. After fishing the world over, Heywood finds that there is no water like home water, and no fishing partners like old friends.

Walter the Wily Walleye (Hardcover): Bob Allen Walter the Wily Walleye (Hardcover)
Bob Allen; Illustrated by Scott Alberts
R451 R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Save R64 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Freshwater Recreational Fishing - The National Benefits of Water Pollution Control (Hardcover): William J Vaughan, Clifford S.... Freshwater Recreational Fishing - The National Benefits of Water Pollution Control (Hardcover)
William J Vaughan, Clifford S. Russell
R4,166 Discovery Miles 41 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, signed into law in 1972, dramatically redirected the nation's water pollution control efforts and set out ambitious national goals, expressed both in terms of discharge controls and of resulting water quality. Originally published in 1982, this title examines the benefits that a reduction in the discharge of water pollutants has for recreational fisherman including an increase in the total availability of fishable natural water bodies and an improvement in the aesthetic quality of the fishing experience. It is a valuable resource for students interested in environmental studies and public policy making.

Fisheye - A Guide to Angling Photography (Hardcover): Matt Hayes Fisheye - A Guide to Angling Photography (Hardcover)
Matt Hayes
R933 R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Save R506 (54%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Matt Hayes shares his photographic tips and experience and includes many large glossy large format shots. Matt has made more than 15 series for Discovery Television and has featured in "Angling Times" for over 20 years. His photography has been used in books and calendars, on the cover and pages of several angling catalogues, as Christmas cards and in angling publications including "Angling Times", the "Times", "Trout and Salmon", "Trout Fishermen", "Blinker", "Beet", and "Improve your Coarse Fishing."

The Gospel Of The Eels - A Father, A Son And The World's Most Enigmatic Fish (Paperback): Patrik Svensson The Gospel Of The Eels - A Father, A Son And The World's Most Enigmatic Fish (Paperback)
Patrik Svensson; Translated by Agnes Broome
R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

’I can’t recall us ever talking about anything other than eels and how to best catch them, down there by the stream. Actually, I can’t remember us speaking at all. Maybe because we never did.’

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is one of the strangest creatures nature ever created. Remarkably little is known about the eel, even today. What we do know is that it’s born as a tiny willow-leaf shaped larva in the Sargasso Sea, travels on the ocean currents toward the coasts of Europe – a journey of about four thousand miles that takes at least two years. Upon arrival, it transforms itself into a glass eel and then into a yellow eel before it wanders up into fresh water. It lives a solitary life, hiding from both light and science, for ten, twenty, fifty years, before migrating back to the sea in the autumn, morphing into a silver eel and swimming all the way back to the Sargasso Sea, where it breeds and dies.

And yet . . . There is still so much we don’t know about eels. No human has ever seen eels reproduce; no one can give a complete account of the eel’s metamorphoses or say why they are born and die in the Sargasso Sea; no human has even seen a mature eel in the Sargasso Sea. Ever. And now the eel is disappearing, and we don’t know exactly why.

What we do know is that eels and their mysterious lives captivate us.

This is the basis for The Gospel of the Eels, Patrik Svensson’s quite unique natural science memoir; his ongoing fascination with this secretive fish, but also the equally perplexing and often murky relationship he shared with his father, whose only passion in life was fishing for this obscure creature.

Through the exploration of eels in literature (Günter Grass and Graham Swift feature, amongst others) and the history of science (we learn about Aristotle’s and Sigmund Freud’s complicated relationships with eels) as well as modern marine biology (Rachel Carson and others) we get to know this peculiar animal. In this exploration, we also learn about the human condition, life and death, through natural science and nature writing at its very best.

As Patrik Svensson concludes: 'by writing about eels, I have in some ways found my way home again.'

Two Dozen Fishin' Holes - A Guide to Middle Tennessee (Paperback): Vernon Summerlin Two Dozen Fishin' Holes - A Guide to Middle Tennessee (Paperback)
Vernon Summerlin
R302 R221 Discovery Miles 2 210 Save R81 (27%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Two Dozen Fishin' Holes" is the authoritative guide to fishing in Middle Tennessee. In it are secrets from many anglers who have shared how to work various lures, where to fish for specific species, where to locate the best holes, and the ideal time to fish there. The purpose of this book is to help you catch fish. So let's go fishing

Here Vernon Summerlin has provided the definitive fishing guide to:

  • The ten major lakes of Middle Tennessee
  • The tailwaters below eight large dams
  • The five major streams in the mid-state area
  • Big Bottoms, the best crappie fishing in the state
  • Docks, marinas, launching ramps, camping recreation areas, baitshops, and fishing supplies

"Not only does Vernon Summerlin tell you where to go, when to go, and how to get there, he adds other information that will prepare you for the fishing trip." ―Jimmy Holt, "The Tennessee Outdoorsman"

Tactics for Bass and Other Warmwater Species (Hardcover): Tim Jacobs Tactics for Bass and Other Warmwater Species (Hardcover)
Tim Jacobs
R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a new series of fly-fishing tactics books that cover key areas in detail, with clear, straightforward writing. In Tactics for Bass and Other Warmwater Species, author Tim Jacobs covers techniques, rigs, and fly patterns for largemouth and smallmouth bass, panfish, and other species common in lakes around the country such as pike.

Out of the Box - Unconventional Fly-Fishing Strategies and Winning Combinations to Catch More Fish (Hardcover): John S. Barr Out of the Box - Unconventional Fly-Fishing Strategies and Winning Combinations to Catch More Fish (Hardcover)
John S. Barr
R709 Discovery Miles 7 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, expert fly designer John Barr covers his techniques for catching more fish, including trout and warmwater species such as bass. His unconventional techniques include adapting tactics for bass and panfish for catching trout-and using trout techniques for warmwater species. He covers his deadly technique of fishing multiple flies in detail and shares his favorite fly combinations for fishing the hatches, both in rivers and still waters. Even if you're wise to the technique of fishing multiple flies to increase your chances of catching fish, John Barr takes that game to a whole new level in this book. There are chapters on fishing all the major hatches, streamer fishing, fishing for warmwater species, lake fishing, as well as critical insights into the mental game that enables the top 10 percent of anglers to catch 90 percent of all the fish.

Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing (Paperback): John Gierach Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing (Paperback)
John Gierach
R436 R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Save R72 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the irrepressible author of Trout Bum and The View from Rat Lake comes an engaging, humorous, often profound examination of life's greatest mysteries: sex, death, and fly-fishing.

John Gierach's quest takes us from his quiet home water (an ordinary, run-of-the-mill trout stream where fly-fishing can be a casual affair) to Utah's famous Green River, and to unknown creeks throughout the Western states and Canada. We're introduced to a lively group of fishing buddies, some local "experts" and even an ex-girlfriend, along the way

Contemplative, evocative, and wry, he shares insights on mayflies and men, fishing and sport, life and love, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of it all.

Fly Fishing—The Sacred Art - Casting a Fly as Spiritual Practice (Hardcover): Eric Eisenkramer, Micheal Attas Fly Fishing—The Sacred Art - Casting a Fly as Spiritual Practice (Hardcover)
Eric Eisenkramer, Micheal Attas; Preface by Lori Simon; Foreword by Chris Wood
R496 Discovery Miles 4 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Discover the spiritual potential hidden in every cast of the fly rod. "For us, fly-fishing is about more than catching fish. We have been skunked on the stream too many times to count, and stood shivering in our waders in 45-degree water long after sundown. Yet, every chance we get, we head back to the river in search of trout and something more." —from Rabbi Eric's Introduction "Early in my fly-fishing career I remember telling a friend that there is so much to learn! Some forty years later, that is still true. Every trip I learn something new about rivers, fish and the natural world. Most importantly, I learn something new about myself. Every encounter with the waters of our planet draws me deeper into who I am and who I want to become." —from Reverend Mike's Introduction In this unique exploration of fly-fishing as a spiritual practice, an Episcopal priest and a rabbi share what fly-fishing has to teach us about reflection, awe and the wonder of the natural world, the benefits of solitude, the blessing of community and the search for the Divine. Tapping the wisdom in the Christian and Jewish traditions and their own geographically diverse experiences on the water, they show how time spent on the stream can help you navigate the currents and eddies of your own inner journey.

The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing (Hardcover): Kirk Deeter, Charlie Meyers The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing (Hardcover)
Kirk Deeter, Charlie Meyers
R536 R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Save R75 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream and Charlie Meyers of the Denver Post, crack open their notebooks and share expert advice on flies, casting, reading the water, and much more. The mission of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing is to demystify and un-complicate the tricks and tips that make a great trout fisher. There are no complicated physics lessons here. Rather, conceived in the "take dead aim" spirit of Harvey Penick's classic instructional on golf, The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing offers a simple, digestible primer on the basic elements of fly fishing: the cast, presentation, reading water, and selecting flies. The Table of Contents includes: Part One: The Cast: 45 Tips to Help You Cast Straighter, Longer, and More Accurately Part Two: Presentation: 60 Tips to Help you Place and Drift Your Flies So that Trout Will Want to Eat Them Part Three: Reading Water: 37 Tips to Help You Find Trout in a Rive and Effectively Cast to them Part Four: 43 Tips to Help You Select, Rig, and Fish the Right Fly at the Right Time in the Right Way Part Five: Miscellaneous: 65 Tips on Fighting Fish, Wading, Choosing Ger, and Everything Else That Matters In the end, this collection of 240 tips is one of the most insightful, plainly spoken, and entertaining works on this sport-one that will serve both novices and experts alike in helping them reflect and hone-in their approaches to fly fishing.

There's a Porcupine in My Outhouse - The Vermont Misadventures of a Mountain Man Wannabe (Paperback): Michael J. Tougias There's a Porcupine in My Outhouse - The Vermont Misadventures of a Mountain Man Wannabe (Paperback)
Michael J. Tougias
R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sequel to the author's new book, The Waters Between Us (Lyons, March, 2021), about growing up loving the woods and fields and streams of his native Massachusetts and wanting since boyhood to live like a mountain man in the woods. Having acquired a forest cabin in the course of the first book, There's a Porcupine in my Outhouse details his further adventures hunting and fishing far from other humans. PRAISE FOR THERE'S A PORCUPINE IN MY OUTHOUSE "This is the way natural history should be taught-by a good storyteller with a sense of humor." -Audubon Magazine "Tougias recounts his experiences with candor and humor. He blends the adventures of Lewis and Clark with the vision of John Muir." -Cape Cod Times "A very funny memoir. Tougias learned from his cabin experience and today he is one of New England's leading nature writers." -Book Views "This is an honest book that asks us to admit our ignorance of much of the natural process and our fears of all those unknown things that 'go bump in the night' when we visit friends in the country. Tougias tempers each small disaster with good humor and a growing love for a world that he at first finds completely foreign, but which he ultimately realizes he cannot part with." -Bill Eddy, author of The Other Side of the World Here are Michael Tougias' adventures at a tiny A-frame cabin in Northern Vermont where he learns that nature has a way of becoming our instructor. This funny, honest, and personal account is the perfect book for anyone who loves the outdoors and loves to laugh.

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