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Revised and expanded edition of this classic manual on outdoor survival. Chapters on shelter, fire, water, plants, animals, and special skills explain how to: build a lean-to, harvest and prepare food plants in the wild, weave bark, make fish hooks and much more. 272 pages.

A county-by-county directory of darn near all the fishing lakes, creeks and rivers in Washington state and in its 3 national parks, plus 30 pages of fishing tips. This latest update includes salt water fish and fishing areas in Puget Sound, Hood Canal, the San Juan Islands, Strait if Juan...

Contains info on 16 trailheads, leading to 137 destinations, including 93 trout fishing lakes in Marble Mountain and Russian Wilderness Areas, northwestern California. 224 pages.

Explores all the finest waters in California, giving suggestions as to how, when and where to fish them. Includes an in-depth map with each stream. 96 pages.

This beautifully written, all-color guide, will help make you a very competent dry-fly angler with chapters on: tackle, dry-fly selection, dry-fly casting techniques, fishing dry-flies on moving water and on lakes and ponds, hatches and matching patterns, and 60 of the best dries in color and with fly dressings. 56...

This lavishly illustrated book shows the beginner all the fundamentals of fly fishing (and helps the experienced brush upon technique), from casting to tying flies. Most techniques focus on trout, bass, panfish, but some cover game fish (pike, striped bass, even carp). 160 pages.

The arc of land and water forming the North Pacific Rim is a cut lace work of rivers running to the great ocean. The salmon, sacred to indigenous people who lived along the pathways of its journey, once engorged these rivers, but no more. Thirteen writers from cultures profoundly connected...

Detailed descriptions to fishing in more than 200 bodies of water around the state, whether its bass and pike in the desert reservoirs, the trophy trout in the renowned Green River, or the delicate, gem-like inhabitants of the alpine lakes of the high Uinta. 312 pages.

Covers Colorado in 6 sections and includes all prime flyfishing rivers, tributary streams and stillwaters in each. Waters are described in detail with site-specific maps, hatch charts, river miles, access points. Comprehensive travel info on restaurants, lodging, outfitters, gear, tons more. 608 pages.

Covers the nearly limitless supply of fishing waters in Minnesota: trout streams, lakes and warmwater fisheries with trout, walleye, panfish, bass, salmon, muskie, and pike. Detailed area maps as well a full text. 460 pages.

Detailed descriptions of the water, hatch charts, along with fly shop contacts for each area, motels, restaurants, etc. Most of the best water is within easy driving distance of major cities. 500 pages.

Details the best fishing waters with up-to-date info, from the famous waters of the Snake, Flat Creek, and North Platte to lesser-known fisheries such as New Fork and Lewis rivers, to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Extensive travel info from lodging to outfitters. 520 pages.

An instructional and humorous guide for the aspiring fly caster, demystifying the intricate language of the sport: casting(starting in your back yard, then to the stream when you're ready), the insects and flies, thinking like a fish; plus specifics for trout, salmon, steelhead, bass -- from streamside or boat. 272...

The Driftless Area of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa is one of the world's greatest concentrations of limestone spring creeks, many providing impressive trout fishing opportunities. With decades of the author's streamside photos and notes, every page provides The Good Things To Know, such as: geology (as it relates to spring...

Tells where, when, and how to fish the lakes and streams that lay between the northern coast ranges and the Great Basin provinces, from the Oregon border to the Sacramento central valleys, covering fish species and habitat, fishing strategies, reading water, etc. The author is an avid angler and backpackers...

A practical how-to guide to fly fishing this region, including understanding its trout. Basic info for the beginning fisher, plus tips for the advanced fisher. 96 pages.

A trail guide to Southeast Wyoming's beautiful Medicine Bow Mountains also covers Pole Mountain, the Snowy Range, Sierra Madre, and Laramie Mountains. Includes 47 hiking areas and nearly twice as many trails ranging from easy strolls to challenging overnighters. Also has tips on where to fish, hunt, and watch wildlife....

This book tells how to fish from a kayak (both sit-in and sit-on-top kayaks), from the fishing gear to use, to kayak modifications that make it easier; from catching, landing, and releasing the fish, to various techniques for lure, bait, and flyfishing. 252 pages.

Moon Handbook; covers what's unique about Montana, from cattle drives to trout fishing to Indian pow-wows, Missoula's lively cafe scene, accommodations, etc. 440 pages.

Moon Handbook; New Mexico is one of best outdoors playgrounds - not just great deserts to hike, but mountains to ski, lakes to windsurf, rivers to raft and fish, Indian and Mexican culture, rodeos, and more; this tells all. 335 pages.

From Point Arguello north of Santa Barbara down through San Diego, California, this covers the best water and how to fish it. Clear maps and seasonal fish charts accompany the area-by-area descriptions. Offshore islands are also included. 425 pages.

Explains how to tie 60 different knots and explains the best uses for each: fundamental knots, loop knots, joining knots, hook and lure knots and many more. For fly fishermen, spin casters and bait fisherman for us in both fresh and salt water. 144 pages.

Here are 28 unforgettable tales of fishing and adventure as told by the finest writers to write on the subject of angling. Each story was selected because of its intrinsic literary worth, and reinforces the unique personal connection fishing makes between man and nature. Contributions from: Zane Grey, Hemingway, Thomas...

Hiking and fishing guide to this popular trail in California. Planning and preparation; fishing along the trail; fishing tackle; hiking gear; hiking tips; top 20 trout streams; fly recommendations. 96 pages.

James Prosek's passion for trout is evidenced in this beautiful book of that both showcases his gorgeous watercolors and allows him to give us a historical profile of each fish, personal reflections, and contemplation of the fate of the species. 224 pages, hard cover.