The ultimate guide to fishing for anyone, children or adults, beginners or those more experienced.
Whether you want to fish for sprats from a wharf, walk up a stream with a fly rod or cast a line from a boat or kayak, there's a heap of handy information in here.
Learn how to tie knots, bait hooks, cast lures, and fillet and cook your catch.
Al Brown has a life-long love of fishing and Hooked includes ten of Al's most-loved fish recipes, some of them Depot classics.
Fishing is a terrific outdoors experience that is challenging but also super exciting. And the learning never ends as your knowledge builds with each adventure and every time you head out. Hooked is a go-to for all anglers!
Al Brown gained a Culinary Arts Degree at the United States' New England Culinary Institute, and then cooked in restaurants in North America and New Zealand. He has hosted master classes at Melbourne Food and Wine, at Savour and at Ruth Pretty's Springfield Cooking School. Since 2003 he has been a culinary ambassador for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. In 2012 Al was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services as a chef.