Ken Schultz's Essentials of Fishing. The Only Guide You Need to Catch Freshwater and Saltwater Fish/Основы рыбалки Кена Шульца. Единственное руководство, которое вам нужно, чтобы поймать пресноводную и морскую рыбу

Издание на русском языке
Ken Schultz’s «Essentials of Fishing» is the new authority on the sport you love, whether you’re an expert or a beginner.
Organized by topic, this information-packed reference offers fast and easy access to all of the fishing facts, instructions, and tips you need to get more bites, land more big ones, and have a lot more fun every time you dip a line in the water. Whether you’re heading for a trout stream, the Gulf Stream, or points in between, you’ll find everything you need to know about the fish species you’ll be hunting, the fishing rods, tackle, and other gear you should pack, and the basic skills and advanced techniques that will boost your chances of success. You’ll discover the latest advances in conventional, spinning, and fly rods and reels, and you’ll learn the essentials of knot tying, hook sharpening, and more. Schultz helps you perfect your flycasting, surfcasting, flipping, and pitching skills, and he shows you how to figure out where the fish are in streams, lakes, bays, and even the ocean. You’ll also learn a variety of retrieval methods, find tips on playing and landing fish, and get advice on measuring, weighing, storing, and cleaning your catch. Whether you prefer wading in a rushing brook or fording pounding surf, casting from a jetty or trolling from a boat, chumming in freshwater or drifting in saltwater, you’ll find completely up-to-date information on species and tactics, special techniques, preferred rigs, lures, and bait, picking your spot, angling etiquette, and safety. You’ll learn how to approach schooling fish, angle in brush and timber, night fish, ice fish, and much more. More than 450 exquisite drawings illustrate everything from mending fly fishing line to fishing around buoys and tuning lures, while more than fifty full-color photos depict some of the most exciting and satisfying moments in fishing.

Contents
Introduction
Part one
Fish
1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Freshwater Fish
3. Saltwater Fish
Part two
Tools
4. Fishing Rods
5. Fishing Reels
6. Line
7. Lures and Flies
8. Natural Bait, Hooks, and Terminal Tackle
9. Accessories
Part three
Basic Skills
10. Knot Tying
11. Hook Sharpening
12. Putting Line on a Reel
13. Casting
14. Setting Drag Tension
15. Finding Fish
16. Retrieving
17. Hooksetting
18. Playing and Landing Fish
19. Measuring and Weighing Fish
20. Caring for and Storing the Catch
21. Cleaning and Dressing Fish
Part four
Techniques
22. Light-Tackle Fishing
23. Fly Fishing
24. Float Fishing
25. Chumming
26. Drift Fishing
27. Trolling
28. Downrigger Fishing
29. Inshore Fishing from Boats
30. Coastal Pier, Bridge, and Dock Fishing
31. Jetty Fishing
32. Surf Fishing
33. Offshore Fishing
34. Other Situations
Part five
Practical Matters
35. Angling Etiquette
36. Ethical Fishing
37. Catch-and-Release
38. Safety
Glossary
Index