Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
The author, a dedicated trout fisherman, examines the evolution of the trout fly, what drives people to seek improvements in the art of flytying and describes 25 classic fly patterns and their origins.
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
John Bailey has travelled all the world's continents in pursuit of fish. His extraordinary adventures have taken him to the most remote and inhospitable parts of the globe as well as those more familiar areas much closer to home. He has encountered espionage, death threats, and even a plane crash, as we ...Show more
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
First US Edition -- The first comprehensive book on whaling wives at sea written for a general audience.
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
More than just the vessels, this book and the sequels tell with great pictures the stories of hardy individuals who, in the face of often adverse weather and economic conditions, have sought to earn a living from the sea. The author, exhibitions officer at the Wellington Maritime Museum from 1986 to 200 ...Show more
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
The morning of 20 November 1820 was a doomed one for the Essex. Over 1000 miles from land, she was sunk, rammed by a sperm whale. Only eight sailors survived the following three months of despair and debilitating exhaustion at sea - Owen Chase was one of these, and this is his journal of shipwreck, cama ...Show more
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good
Tony Bishop has been writing books on fishing in New Zealand since 1997 when his first book Fishing Smarter became an instant best seller and has been reprinted six times. Aware that much has changed on the saltwater fishing scene, he has written a completely new book. Fishing Even Smarter brings over 5 ...Show more
Category: Fishing | Reading Level: very good