• Seasonal strategies from a veteran of the surf • Ten-year compilation of detailed journals • Rigs and effective methods for bass, blues, weakfish, sharks, and more • Best spots along the Jersey coast
A complete, detailed guide to fishing New Jersey's freshwater lakes, rivers, ponds and streams, including not just where to fish and how to get there, but tackle, techniques and strategies that best put fish on the line.
This guide covers the 100 best salt and freshwater fishing spots in New York State, from the Catskills trout streams to Lake Ontario and the Finger Lakes. The authors provide easy to follow directions and boat launch information, as well as practical hints and advice.
“A necessary book for anyone truly interested in what we take from the sea to eat, and how, and why.” —Sam Sifton, The New York Times Book Review Acclaimed author of American Catch and The Omega Princple and life-long fisherman, Paul Greenberg takes us on a journey, examining the four fish that dominate our menus: salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna. Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Greenberg reveals our damaged relationship with the ocean and its inhabitants. Just three decades ago, nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild. Today, rampant overfishing and an unprecedented biotech revolution have brought us to a point where wild and farmed fish occupy equal parts of a complex marketplace. Four Fish offers a way for us to move toward a future in which healthy and sustainable seafood is the rule rather than the exception.
The book is full of detailed and useful information on traditional fishing techniques woven into a narrative that is interesting in its own right. MacKenzie concludes his book with descriptions of trips he has taken with contemporary fishermen in which he vividly relates the day-to-day existence of the people who still pursue their livelihood on the water.
Fishing from beach or rocky coastline presents challenges not faced by anglers who head out to sea. Written to open new frontiers to the old hand and provide advice to novice surf fishermen, The Complete Book of Surf Fishing will be a boon to all coastline anglers. Author and licensed charter captain Al Ristori covers the basics of traditional surfcasting, with well-illustrated instruction on casting big rods in big water. He covers the gamut of tackle that does duty in the surf—conventional gear, spinning gear, fly tackle, and light tackle—and discusses the full range of bait, lures, and flies. Most importantly, he tells you how to find fish. Whether you are casting on the East Coast, Gulf Coast, or West Coast, with Ristori's tips and tricks and decades of know-how, you will know where the fish are when they are most likely to bite. Everyone needs advice from an experienced fisherman once in a while, and now no angler plying the surf will have to do without.