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"The bestselling author of 'The River' returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man who, escaping his own grief, is hired by an elite fishing lodge in Colorado where amid the natural beauty of sun-drenched streams and forests he uncovers a plot of shocking menace"--
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• Catching trout simplified
• A brilliantly written and well-crafted exposes fly fishing's greatest myths-selectivity, matching the hatch, pressured fish, fish feeling pain, precise imitations, drag-free drifts
• Recipes for the author's tried-and-true patterns
• Practical, down-to-earth suggestions for catching fish
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“Instinctive Fly Fishing” addresses the "real reasons people catch trout," and offers suggestions and tips to help the aspiring angler take advantage of his or her own fly-fishing instincts. Since Instinctive was first published in 2003, the author has kept track of certain essential elements that were missing from the first edition. Even as he's been out on a guide trip with a client, he's kept notes about what "should have been in Instinctive."...
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"Illuminated by Water is a book about the author's own decades-long passion for Ưfly fishing and how it has shaped the way he sees and thinks about the natural world. That passion is shared and made legible here, not just for other anglers, but for those who have never yet cast a line in the water. Why is it that catching Ưfish--or even thinking about catching fish--can be so thrilling, so captivating? Why is it that time spent beside water can...
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Weldon Owen
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English
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"... Packed with insider tips and tricks from the world's top fishermen, and lavishly illustrated with handy step-by-step how-tos and beautiful photographs, The Total Fishing Manual covers fishing in ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams, as well as the wide and yet underserved world of saltwater fishing. Hints cover everything from how to properly put a worm on your hook (it's harder than you think to do it right!) to how to nab the best spot on a big-bucks...
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“A Fish Come True” celebrates the enduring joys, mysteries, and miseries of fishing through a series of "what-if" stories:
What if someone discovered a fly that worked on every cast?
What if we could fish anywhere, any time in the distant past?
What if we could explore fishing on a different planet?
What if our sport's leading thinkers suddenly decided that an infamous trash fish was really cool and a great sporting trophy after all?
“A...
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Neal Porter Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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One day Big Bear says to Little Bear, I'm just in the mood for fishing. Me too, says Little Bear. Just in the mood. With this decided, Big Bear and Little Bear are off... almost. First they need the right attire, poles in a red wagon, a basket of freshly-baked scones, and a good book to read. It's unclear how much real fishing will get done today, but one thing's for sure ... there will be a cozy nap in the hammock at the end.
"Two bears go on a...
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Creative Pub. International
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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Trout fishing is part of the history and heritage of the American Northeast and Canada, and this book adapts classic trout fishing strategies and techniques for anglers in this region, which is currently enjoying a renaissance as streams once threatened by agricultural pollution are reverting to pure havens for trout.
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2021.
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"Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish--and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets--salmon, trout, and char--are highly intelligent, wily, strong, and athletic animals. The allure, Kurlansky finds, is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible. There is an art, too, in the crafting of flies. Beautiful and intricate, some are made with more than two dozen pieces...
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