Philosophical Fisherman (eBook)

Reflections on Why We Fish

Harold Blaisdell (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
384 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-63220-948-1 (ISBN)

Infos

My favorite book on fishinga classic from one of my favorite writers.John Randolph, former editor, Fly FishermanEarthy and philosophical, practical yet speculativethis book is a wonderful and enduring portrait of a fishermans temperament. Full of the late Harold F. Blaisdells infectious humanity and wisdom, The Philosophical Fisherman, long out of print, is a classic.Blaisdell is always independent and original in his thinking. He refutes the widely held theory that game fish attack artificial lures because they believe them to be baitfish. He argues that fish do not fear leaders per se, but become alarmed only if the leader results in the unnatural movement of the bait or lure. He debunks the vaunted effectiveness of the artificial nymph, explores the best methods of wet and dry-fly fishing, and tests his theories against such gamefish as trout, smallmouth bass, landlocked salmon, walleyes, and northern pike. There is something here for everyone who fishesincluding a persuasive argument that the average angler anywhere in the country can invariably find superb fishing with in hours drive of his home.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. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Harold F. Blaisdell was one of the Northeast’s most experienced freshwater anglers. His articles appeared in such sporting publications as Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, and Fly Fisherman, and his fine book Tricks That Take Fish (Skyhorse, 2012) was hailed as one of the most practical, down-to-earth manuals ever written about fishing. Blaisdell died in 1985.Jerry Gibbs, a longtime acquaintance of Harold Blaisdell, is the former fishing editor of Outdoor Life magazine. He lives in Cumberland, Maine.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.8.2015
• Vorwort: Jerry Gibbs
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: 2015 • 36th • anglers • angling • bait • Bass • books on anglers • books on baits • books on basses • books on carps • books on catskills • books on encyclopedias • books on equipment • books on fishermen • books on fishing skills • books on fishing techniques • books on fly fishings • books on freshwaters books on anglings • books on lyons • books on maxima • books on minnows • books on patagonia • books on pennsylvania • books on poles • books on reels • books on salmons • books on saltwaters book • books on sierra • books on sinkers • books on spring creeks • books on trout • books on ultralights • books on yellowstones • Carp • CATSKILLS • Connecticut • EELS • Encyclopedia • equipment • fished • fisherman • Fishermen • fishing skills • fishing techniques • fly fishing • flying fishing • Freshwater • heaved • instinctive • limber • Lyons • Maxima • minnows • Patagonia • Pennsylvania • perspicacious • Poles • promptly • Reels • rods • salmon • Saltwater • sandbar • saturday • Shad • Sierra • sinkers • slower time • Spring Creek • Stream • Streamer • striped • Tackle • Tackling • tapered • tapply • tippet • trout • Ultralight • Yellowstone
• ISBN-10: 1-63220-948-9 / 1632209489
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63220-948-1 / 9781632209481