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Basic Fishing: A Beginner's Guide
A great beginner’s guide for new fishermen and those who want to learn to fish for fun, with advice on tackle, bait, boats, accessories, and more.
New to fishing and have no idea how to start? With Basic Fishing , you’ll be an accomplished angler in no time at all. Expert angler and award-winning outdoor writer Wade Bourne was taught to fish by his father. In turn, Bourne taught his children how to fish. Now he brings his expertise to Basic Fishing , a step-by-step guide that masterfully breaks down the art of fishing with diagrams, vivid photographs, and lessons. You'll learn all
This book is great for families looking to bond in the great outdoors, and it proves that the joy of fishing can last a lifetime and beyond as it is passed down from generation to generation.
Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more.
New to fishing and have no idea how to start? With Basic Fishing , you’ll be an accomplished angler in no time at all. Expert angler and award-winning outdoor writer Wade Bourne was taught to fish by his father. In turn, Bourne taught his children how to fish. Now he brings his expertise to Basic Fishing , a step-by-step guide that masterfully breaks down the art of fishing with diagrams, vivid photographs, and lessons. You'll learn all
This book is great for families looking to bond in the great outdoors, and it proves that the joy of fishing can last a lifetime and beyond as it is passed down from generation to generation.
Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more.
224 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 2015
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December 24, 2025
I'd tried to get into fishing a couple of times before, but the books and media I picked up were too overwhelming. This book allowed me to break through that. It is still a little overwhelming, but I think that's the nature of the technical beast that fishing appears to be!
I think this is a pretty good resource for beginners, though you should expect to need to put in some time to digest the material, cross-check with other sources and look up videos.
Unfortunately, the copy-editing is awful. The book is riddled with typos and editing mistakes. Sometimes, the images don't really match the text almost at all, and I'd have loved a bit more on the actual behavior of specific lures/equipment types/rigs and why they work.
Warts and all though, it was still the book that allowed me to break through into the overwhelming lingo of fishing, so I have to recommend it :) Looking forward to going back for specifics and putting it into practice in the spring!
I think this is a pretty good resource for beginners, though you should expect to need to put in some time to digest the material, cross-check with other sources and look up videos.
Unfortunately, the copy-editing is awful. The book is riddled with typos and editing mistakes. Sometimes, the images don't really match the text almost at all, and I'd have loved a bit more on the actual behavior of specific lures/equipment types/rigs and why they work.
Warts and all though, it was still the book that allowed me to break through into the overwhelming lingo of fishing, so I have to recommend it :) Looking forward to going back for specifics and putting it into practice in the spring!
April 4, 2025
Got me into fishing
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