John Bailey's Beginners' Guide to Fishing is the ultimate gUide for anyone just starting out in fishing. Whether your interests lie in bait, fly, lure or sea fishing, this book will teach you the basics of the sport before introducing you to more advanced techniques. John also gives valuable advice on choosing the right tackle, the feeding characteristics of different fish, how to avoid spooking them, where to fish and troubleshooting.
"John Bailey's Complete Guide to Fishing" brings to the fore a deep appreciation of the behaviour of fish. Demonstrating a genuine concern for the environment, as well as a broad knowledge of fishing and a real sense of fun, John Bailey guides the expert and novice alike through all aspects of angling. "John Bailey's Complete Guide to Fishing" covers the philosophy of fishing and the role of the fisherman-naturalist, before considering more practical issues of fishing such as clothing, tackle, permits, bait, flies and much more. The author looks at fly fishing, bait fishing, lure fishing, carp fishing and sea fishing in all its possible variants, giving the kind of detail and encouragement to ensure that all those who participate in this increasingly popular hobby will get the very best out of their fishing. For the keener fisherman, he gives details of clubs and societies throughout the world and further information on planning local, national and international fishing trips. Beautifully illustrated with 300 full-colour photographs (many specially commissioned), this book is guaranteed to give much pleasure and insight to anglers at all levels.
John Bailey's guide to fishing covers all the practicalities involved in the art of fly-, bait-, lure-, carp- and sea-fishing. This comprehensive book is illustrated with 300 stunning photographs and step-by-step techniques.
In this comprehensive guide to fishing, John Bailey focuses on the manifold skills and techniques involved in a wide range of fishing methods. The text is divided into four sections - the basic skills, the tackle, skills in practice, and skills at sea.
In this comprehensive fishing guide, author and expert angler John Bailey covers a complete range of fishing methods and techniques, showing anglers of all levels how to develop new skills and improve upon existing ones.
This book takes an in-depth look at all aspects of fly fishing. John Bailey presents a deep appreciation and understanding of the behaviour of fish such as trout, salmon and grayling, in addition to covering practical issues, in order that fly fishers reap all the benefits of this popular sport.
In this comprehensive book, John Bailey covers the philosophy of freshwater fishing and the role of the angler-naturalist, and brings to the fore a deep appreciation of the behaviour of freshwater fish from asp to zander. He also considers the more practical issues of freshwater fishing.
