"Fishing, Tackle and kits” is a 1919 guide to fishing that concentrates on fishing equipment and its proper use. It contains chapters on all practical aspects of fishing kits and equipment, including what tackles to use and how, the equipment appropriate to different types of fish, cleaning and maintenance, and much more. “Fishing, Tackle and kits” contains a wealth of timeless information and will be of considerable utility to modern fishermen both new and old. Contents include: “Throw ba...

Whether we live in cities, suburbs, or villages, we are encroaching on nature, and it in one way or another perseveres. Naturalist Susan Shetterly looks at how animals, humans, and plants share the land—observing her own neighborhood in rural Maine. She tells tales of the locals (humans, yes, but also snowshoe hares, raccoons, bobcats, turtles, salmon, ravens, hummingbirds, cormorants, sandpipers, and spring peepers). She expertly shows us how they all make their way in an ever-changing ha...

From the highly acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts comes a collection of alternately playful and exquisite essays—including seven collected here for the first time—borne of a lifetime spent fishing."Thomas McGuane writes about fishing better than anyone else in the history of mankind." —Jim Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Legends of the FallThe forty extraordinary p...

Upriver and Downstream gathers seventy columns about fishing—from freshwater to saltwater, from small ponds to the Great Lakes, from the Pacific Northwest to post-Soviet Russia—written for the “Outdoors” column of the New York Times.Contributors include such celebrated names as Nick Lyons, Thomas McGuane, Nelson Bryant, Peter Kaminsky, Ernest Schweibert, and Robert H. Boyle. Short, evocative, informative, and entertaining, here are pieces about fly-fishing for wil...

Much new material has been added to this revised edition. This covers angling experiences, methods of fishing, flies, lures, lines, leaders and other things. When Trout was first published spinning had not been introduced in the United States. Since that time it has become very popular and I took up the method at once. There are two lengthy and complete chapters on this method of fishing. They cover tackle, methods, and experiences.

Journal of fishing and outdoor adventures, featuring locations throughout Ontario and species of fish native to these locations.

Expert, field-tested advice for anglers at every levelThis comprehensive, entertaining, and foolproof guide covers everything novice and avid anglers need to know to catch freshwater fish--from bass and trout to salmon and walleye--and reveals the two basic ways to catch ALL fish.With numerous photographs and illustrations, easy-to-follow instructions, and a liberal dose of good humor, the author shares his 40 years of angling expertise, including how to:

* Mixes adventure travel with natural history in this solo kayaking adventure* Includes the author's hand-drawn illustrationsIn this insightful account of her solo voyage in a sixteen-foot kayak, Jennifer Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the wind through Alaska's Inside Passage. Hahn's adventures include dramatic encounters with animals and heartwarming experiences with coastal characters. Much more than a memoir, ...

An alluring visual romp across North America, visiting with our much loved -- and feared -- iconic wild animal* Stunning gift book featuring 125 full-color photographs of bears* Author Steven Kazlowski is known as “the polar bear photographer”Beautiful, strong, majestic, and playful -- bears collectively capture the imagination and hearts of many humans. Bear Country showcases Kazlowski's breathtaking images of Grizzly, black, polar, and the rare spirit bear...

Coast: the edge of land, or conversely the edge of sea. Range: a measure between limits, or the scope or territory of a thing. Coast Range, the debut collection of essays from writer Nick Neely, meticulously and thoughtfully dwells on these intersections and much more. The book's title refers to the region in which these essays are set: the California and Oregon coastal ranges. In deeply moving prose equal parts exhilarating and pensive, each essay explores an iconic organism (a f...

Most fishermen have longed to catch a big catfish. Some have, and some have only talked of how the big one got away. Through years of experience with fishing, I have learned how to catch the big ones and decided to share some of my secrets with you. If youre fishing with a rod and reel, it is very important to know how to bait your hook and when to set it, to know when to fish and how to use limb lines, and to know the size of hook to use and the depth to fish. I discuss all of these thing...

Santa Barbara in the 1960s was home to two of the 20th century’s most important mystery writers, Margaret Millar and her husband, Ken (Ross Macdonald). It was also home to nearly 400 species of bird. This is the charming story of Ken and Maggie’s quest to see them all.The addiction that is birdwatching comes to vivid life in Margaret Millar’s delightful memoir of her early days as a naturalist. Part autobiography and part birdwatcher’s journal, it is a moving elegy...