Fishing, a Very Peculiar History by Beattie, Rob -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Front Matter

Title Page Publisher Information Dedication

Fishing

Quotes British record list Quotes (2) Introduction: First Casts

Early evidence Species profile: The bleak Here comes the hook Easter Island Aelfric’s Colloquy Fishing in the 15th century The history of fish and chips Barker’s Delight or The Art of Angling Species profile: The bream Alien invasion – Top five threats to the UK’s waters Izaak Walton: The Compleat Angler, 1653 The coming of the railway Tom’s day ticket Angling gets organised

CHAPTER ONE: Coarse or game?

Coarse fishing in brief Game fishing in brief A note on salmon fishing No thanks, I’m not hungry How much? – The relative cost of tackle explored Species profile: The carp The fish themselves The fishing club The angling syndicate About the adipose fin The angler’s attire Beverages Types of water Species profile: The barbel The work party How to stuff a fish The angler’s transport Why aren’t whales fish, again? Species profile: The catfish Recipe: Pan-fried catfish Sea angling

CHAPTER TWO: Tackle

The rod, the reel and the end tackle The beginner’s basic kit Tickling trout The Avon/quiver rod Feeder rod Poles Fly rods Five household items you can use for tackle Species profile: The char Carp and pike rods Reels Fishing lines Floats The 7 deadly fish Ledgers and feeders Bait boats Species profile: The chub Hooks and knots Places you must fish Some extras Species profile: The dace

CHAPTER THREE: Baits, lures and flies

Nasty baits 5 ways to disguise maggots in the fridge* Slugs, grasshoppers and moths Species profile: The eel Nice baits Izaak Walton’s paste recipe New baits Make your own boilie Gudgeon-fishing parties Lures, spinners & plugs Species profile: The grayling Deadbaits Top ingredients for groundbait Chum Dry and wet flies 10 flies you must own Salmon flies Species profile: The gudgeon Species profile: The roach Species profile: The rudd Tying your own flies

CHAPTER FOUR: Techniques

Float fishing Shotting techniques Detecting a bite Unusual ways to catch fish Ledgering A better rig Using ‘the method’ Detecting ledger bites Freelining Lure fishing Species profile: The gwyniad The retrieve and the take How to cast a fly When to strike Wet and dry fly fishing Species profile: The ide Playing, landing and unhooking Species profile: The perch Caring for fish Duffer’s Fortnight Where to fish

CHAPTER FIVE: Tradition or technology?

Philosophy versus purpose Cane vs. carbon fibre The action of a rod Centrepin vs. fixed-spool reel The bird’s nest Natural baits vs. the boilie Species profile: The pike Comparing rigs Bite detection Supplementary gear Dick Walker catches Clarissa A good read The close season vs. open all hours Recipe: Baked pike Species profile: The zander

CHAPTER SIX: Angling Adventure

Canada: The sturgeon The piranha myth The Bahamas: The bonefish Argentina: The sea trout Norway: The pike Russia: The Atlantic salmon Egypt: The Nile perch The fish hall of shame France: The carp Spain: The catfish India: The mahseer Mongolia: The taimen New Zealand: Brown trout Five great fishy films

CHAPTER SEVEN: Angling archetypes

Species profile: The salmon The miserable angler Homemade mosquito repellent Fish and country music Species profile: The shad Hands off Species profile: The tench

CHAPTER EIGHT: Fishing legends

Species profile: The trout Recipe: Fried trout The missed bite

Timeline Glossary

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