Fishing For Dummies

Introduction 1 Part I: Before the Bite 7 Chapter 1: Getting Hooked on Fishing 9 Chapter 2: Gathering What You Need to Fish 21 Chapter 3: Finding and Evaluating Water for Fishing 35 Chapter 4: Putting a Face on the Fins: Common Freshwater Fish 53 Chapter 5: Familiarising Yourself with Common Sea Fish 69 Chapter 6: Staying Safe On (Or Near) the Water 83 Part II: Gearing Up Without Going Overboard 93 Chapter 7: Hot Rods and Cool Reels 95 Chapter 8: The Bottom Line on Line 117 Chapter 9: It's Terminal (Tackle): Hooks, Weights, Snaps, Swivels and Floats 133 Chapter 10: Going the Extra Mile: Boats, Gadgets and More 155 Part III: The End of Your Line: Enticing Fish with Bait, Lures and Flies 171 Chapter 11: Real Food for Real Fish: Using Bait 173 Chapter 12: It Only Looks Alive: Tricking Fish with Lures 199 Chapter 13: Fish Don't Fly, But Flies Catch Fish 217 Part IV: Now You're Fishing 233 Chapter 14: Tying Popular Fishing Knots and Rigs 235 Chapter 15: Choreographing Your Cast 269 Chapter 16: Exploring Different Fishing Techniques 287 Chapter 17: How to Hook, Fight, Land and Release Fish 303 Part V: After the Catch 321 Chapter 18: Photographing, Weighing and Preserving Fish for Posterity 323 Chapter 19: Biting Back: Storing, Cleaning and Cooking Fish 331 Part VI: The Part of Tens 343 Chapter 20: Ten Fishing Lessons You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way 345 Chapter 21: Ten Fishing Organisations You Should Know About 349 Chapter 22: Ten Great Fishing Reads 353 Index 357