How To Catch Big Pike

How To Catch Big Pike

Author: Paul Gustafson

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2016-06-09

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1845286065

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Now in its third, revised and extended edition, this book - a landmark on the subject - shows how you can consistently catch specimen pike when fishing rivers, lakes, gravel pits and lochs throughout the northern hemisphere. Distinguished pike fisherman Paul Gustafson, an experienced biologist as well as a gifted angler and researcher, shows how you can develop techniques that will catch bigger pike when fishing any location. He describes how to locate the biggest fish in a fishery, the best way of catching it, and how to apply various clever techniques and the most effective tackle to achieve greater success. His full-colour new edition includes new photographs and new, specially commissioned artwork. It covers the very latest scientific discoveries about how pike detect their prey through dedicated olfactory organs; how they use their specialised sense of smell; and what it is exactly that pike see - with obvious relevance to choice of lures. The author has also included new material on the fishing of loughs, lakes and rivers in Ireland; on fly fishing for pike; and on how to locate record pike in a new chapter written by Fred Buller.


How to Catch Bigger Pike

How to Catch Bigger Pike

Author: Paul Gustafson

Publisher:

Published: 2006-05-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904057840

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Few pike anglers can claim to be equally at home when fishing rivers, lakes, gravel pits and lochs. Many can boast a mastery of one type of water, but only someone who has fished as widely and exhaustively as Paul Gustafson can have gained the ability to catch specimen fish consistently from all four. With unique rigs of his own devising, items of tackle of his own invention and scientific discoveries about what pike see and how they can detect without using their eyesight, the author has broken down the barriers of man's knowledge of the species and opened the door to new techniques. A pioneer of night fishing for pike, with remarkable success, he is a firm believer that barometric pressure with light levels play an important part in determining their movements, even to the point whereby success and failure on a given water can be predicted by studying the weather. As a skilled angler, Paul shows us how to choose and use the most effective tackle to catch this beautiful predator and as an experienced naturalist he gives us a fascinating insight into how a pike lives, moves and seizes its prey. By reading this book, anyone can develop a technique that will enable them to catch bigger pike when fishing in any location. It is an inspirational guide to the species that will have everyone going back to their sport with renewed enthusiasm and considerably more potential for success


Hunting Musky with a Fly

Hunting Musky with a Fly

Author: Rick Kustich

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-02-20

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 081176544X

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The most complete fly fishing guide to musky to date Musky, short for muskellunge, have been called the fish of 10,000 casts and are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, fish to catch on a fly. Musky have a large range--from northern Michigan, northern Wisconsin, and northern Minnesota through the Great Lakes region, north into Canada, throughout most of the St. Lawrence River drainage and northward throughout the upper Mississippi valley, extending as far south as Chattanooga in the Tennessee River valley. This much-anticipated book is the most complete guide to fly fishing for musky to date and includes fly patterns, wisdom, and local techniques from top guides around the country: Blane Chocklett (Virginia); Brad Bohen (Wisconsin); Chris Willen (Tennessee), and more.


Pike Fishing

Pike Fishing

Author: Mick Brown

Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781852237318

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All pike anglers need a knowledge of their quarry and the best methods for catching it. This book provides both. All aspects and methods of pike fishing are covered, including live baiting, dead baiting, lure fishing, river fishing, and piking in all types of stillwater; and since the book is divided into the months of one year, each method is adapted to take account of seasonal conditions. For the novice piker, there is a treasure trove of knowledge and advice; for the expert, there are scores of tips for refining technique, and ultimately, for putting more fish in the net.


Flytying for Beginners

Flytying for Beginners

Author: Barry Ord Clarke

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-02-21

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1510771719

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This is a guide book for those totally new to the art of tying flies. Until now, learning flytying from a book has not only been challenging, but often the cause of great frustration, with photographs or diagrams making even the elementary techniques difficult to grasp. Step-by-step images help a reasonably proficient flytyer understand the stages in making a fly, but for the new beginner, there will always be a gap between each step-by-step image, which can be bewildering. Seeing the manual maneuvers that take place in these pages can make the different between success and failure for a beginner. The techniques you will learn in this book are the building blocks for which all successful fishing flies, even the most complex ones, are based.


Northern Pike Fishing

Northern Pike Fishing

Author: Steve Pease

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-06-24

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9781534935891

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Why you should read this book This book is not made to cover every aspect of Pike fishing. I wrote this book so you can take it with you or read it the night before hitting the water. This is so you can have all the best tips and techniques fresh in your mind. Its an easy read, which will help you remember all the best ways to catch Pike when you get in the boat. I read a saying that makes me think of catching Pike. It said, "God let me catch a fish today so big that when I talk about it later, I don't even have to exaggerate its size. This is a possibility when fishing for Pike almost anywhere they roam. Every cast you throw in Pike waters could get you hooked on the biggest freshwater fish you will ever catch. They are aggressive and a lot of fun to catch. Even the smaller ones will give you a good fight. Finding and catching pike is like finding and catching most predatory fish.The key is you need to find the food they are eating. For pike that could be any smaller fish, even smaller pike. They will eat almost anything, dead or alive. What you will learn from this book. Where to find Pike Where they got their name Spawning Popularity How to catch them Best bait and lures to catch them How to clean them to make them great to eat WHY FISH FOR PIKE They are: Easy to catch Taste good Great fighters They are bigger fish in general Bite good year round Not affected as much by weather changes BAIT AND LURES Baits to use Top water Crankbaits Spinnerbaits Spoons Special considerations Northern Pike are one of the best eating and most fun gamefish to catch over many parts of the world in the northern hemisphere. Check out this book and learn how to be a success at pike fishing. Also have the best tips at the ready every time you need them.


Fly Fishing for Big Pike

Fly Fishing for Big Pike

Author: Alan Hanna

Publisher: COCH Y BONDDU BOOKS

Published: 1999-03

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 9780953364817

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The author specialises in catching good pike in the loughs of Northern Ireland. His principal method involves the use of a large buoyant fly (the Ballydoolagh Bomber) with a sinking line. Discusses tactics and tackle, pike in rivers and stillwaters, and describes the tying of Hanna's most effective fly patterns. This was the first British book on this increasingly popular subject.


Joe Bucher's Crankbait Secrets

Joe Bucher's Crankbait Secrets

Author: Joe Bucher

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780873417297

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The host of the popular TV show "Fishing with Joe Bucher" shares his knowledge of the best known fishing lure in the nation, giving tips on casting and trolling and showing how to tune crankbaits. 100 photos.