Contents

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Introduction – Jay Cassell

Part 1 – Gamefish

Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass

Wade Bourne, Roland Martin, Monte Burch, Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston, Lamar Underwood, Tom Rosenbauer

Trout

Wade Bourne, Dave Whitlock, Kirk Deeter and Charlie Meyers, Tom Rosenbauer, Lamar Underwood

Walleyes

Wade Bourne, Lamar Underwood

Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Pickerel

Wade Bourne, Lamar Underwood

Panfish

Wade Bourne, Lamar Underwood, Keith Sutton

Salmon, Steelhead, and Shad

Lamar Underwood, Jay Cassell

Catfish, Bullheads, Carp

Wade Bourne, Lamar Underwood

Saltwater Species

Al Ristori, Lamar Underwood, Conway Bowman

Ice Fishing

Lamar Underwood

Part 2 – Tackle & Knots to Know

Tackle

Steve Price

Basic Knots

Lindsey Philpott

Basic Loops

Lindsey Philpott

Flyfishing Knots – Backing to Fly Reel

Conway X. Bowman

More Flyfishing Knots

Geoffrey Budworth

Accessories

Wade Bourne

Part 3 – Boats and Boating

Wade Bourne, Conway X. Bowman, Tom Rosenbauer

Part 4 – Comfort and Safety

Conway X. Bowman, Lamar Underwood, Wade Bourne, Kirk Deeter

Part 5 – Cookery

Wade Bourne, Chris Dubbs and Dave Jeberle, Monte Burch, Rick Browne

Part 6 – Good Reads

The Black Bass as a Gamefish

James A. Henshall

A Wedding Gift

John Taintor Foote

Midstream Crisis

Lamar Underwood

April (from A River Never Sleeps)

Roderick L. Haig-Brown

Red, White and Bluegill

Ted Leeson

Volkswagen Cove (from Trout Eyes)

William G. Tapply

In Praise of Trout—And Also Me

Paul O’Neil

Brannigan’s Trout

Nick Lyons

Getting Hooked

Roy Rowan

The Shanty

Jerry Gibbs

A Camp on the Neversink

Jay Cassell

The Primitive Fish-Hook

Barnet Phillips

Trouting Along the Catasauqua

Frank Forester

Some Memories of Early Days

Lord Grey of Falloden

Fishing with a Worm

Bliss Perry

Part 7 – Fresh Water and Saltwater All-Tackle World Records

A totally up-to-date listing of the biggest fish ever caught in fresh and saltwater. Reprinted courtesy of the International Game Fish Association.

Part 8 – Contributors and Their Works

Wade Bourne

Conway X. Bowman

Rick Browne

Geoffrey Budworth

Monte Burch

Bill Dance

Kirk Deeter

Chris Dubbs and Dave Heberle

Jimmy Houston

Roland Martin

Charlie Meyers

Lindsey Philpott

Steve Price

Al Ristori

Tom Rosenbauer

Keith Sutton

Lamar Underwood

Dave Whitlock

Basic Knots

Lindsey Philpott

Lindsey Philpott

Steve Price

Al Ristori

Tom Rosenbauer

Keith Sutton

Lamar Underwood

Dave Whitlock