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1	Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey more books like this by Linda Greenlaw Familiar to millions of readers of "The Perfect Storm" as the captain of the "Hannah Boden", sister ship to the "Andrea Gail", Greenlaw is also known as one of the best sea captains on the East Coast. Here she offers an adventure-soaked tale of her own, complete with danger, humor, and characters so colorful they seem to have been ripped from the ... see all copies from £2.12! new only from £4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Compleat Angler more books like this by Izaak Walton A classic 17th-century text on the joys of fishing, this instruction manual is written in the form of a dialogue between an experienced fisherman and his student. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Fool's Paradise more books like this by John Gierach, Glen Wolff (Illustrator) Everyone's favorite fishing writer is back with more fly-fishing pleasures, in this lyrical, surprising book of observations on fishing, nature, travel, and life. Illustrated. see all copies from £11.73! new only from £11.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide more books like this by Tom Rosenbauer Now for the first time in full color, The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide appears in a completely revised and updated edition that solidifies its place as the flagship title of the Orvis books. A best-selling, fully illustrated, and comprehensive book, this large-format volume has been required reading for every angler for the past two decades. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £4.82! \| first editions
5	Fishing for Dummies more books like this by Peter Kaminsky This is the down-to-earth guide to enjoying the widely popular sport of fishing. A fun and friendly reference, "Fishing For Dummies" gives readers a basic introduction to fishing, including how and where to find the different varieties of fish, with tips for how to use the right lure and bait to catch them. Photos, line drawings. see all copies from £6.04! new only from £7.10!
6	Kerplunk!: Stories more books like this by Patrick F McManus McManus delivers a collection of folksy, wonderfully wise depictions of country life worthy of Mark Twain. The delightful backcountry characters of "Kerplunk!" understand how a life of hunting and fishing--and its inherent potential for misadventure--can resonate with larger meaning. see all copies from £7.23! new only from £7.23!
7	Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis more books like this by Howell Raines Using fly fishing as a metaphor for the struggle to understand and come to grips with life, here is a unique study of Raines' life, politics, gender; as a son, father, husband and journalist; and his attitudes toward aging and mortality. Its part sporting autobiography, part guidebook to life's middle passage. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Curtis Creek Manifesto more books like this by Sheridan Anderson Finest beginner fly-fishing guide due to its simple, straight-forward approach. It is laced with outstanding humor provided in its hundreds of illustrations. All the practical information you need to know is presented in an extremely delightful way such as rod, reel, fly line and fly selection, casting, reading water, insect knowledge to determine ... see all copies from £5.56! new only from £6.31!
9	Sex, death and fly-fishing more books like this by John Gierach From the irrepressible author of "Trout Bum" and "The View from Rat Lake" comes an engaging, humorous, often profound examination of life's greatest mysteries: sex, death, and fly-fishing. John Gierach's quest takes us from his quiet home water (an ordinary, run-of-the-mill trout stream where fly-fishing can be a casual affair) to Utah's famous ... see all copies from £4.82! new only from £6.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Baits, Rigs & Tackle more books like this by Vic Dunaway see all copies from £4.82! new only from £9.46! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing more books like this by Thomas McGuane These short essays convey the insights about life that only angling can bring. McGuane is the highly regarded novelist of THE SPORTING CLUB. see all copies from £2.12! new only from £7.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg more books like this by John Gierach Gierach has known since childhood that "the secret places are the soul of fishing". It was, in fact, a boyhood adventure to a forbidden pool deep in the woods that awakened his love for the contemplative joys of fishing and for the magical places so basic to the mythology fly-fishermen share. "If Mark Twain were alive and a modern-day fly ... see all copies from £5.18! new only from £5.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Complete Angler: A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of Walton more books like this by James Prosek The rising-star author of "Trout" and "Joe and Me" chronicles his intellectual and spiritual quest to follow the path of legendary fisherman Izaak Walton. 15 full-color illustrations. Maps. Syndicated NPR feature. see all copies from £7.93! new only from £48.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The compleat angler; or, The contemplative man's recreation. more books like this by Izaak Walton A classic 17th-century text on the joys of fishing, this instruction manual is written in the form of a dialogue between an experienced fisherman and his student. see all copies from £4.41! new only from £4.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Dances with Trout more books like this by Gierach A series of essays on trout fishing. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £6.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Trout Bum more books like this by John Gierach "Fly fishing...with grace and dignity you can move into a world that doesn't mind your being there...and Trout Bum is the fly fisher's bible." "One of the strangest, sanest and most astute books on fly fishing that has ever appeared in the English-speaking world." see all copies from £5.13! new only from £6.02! \| first editions
17 view cover	Standing in a River Waving a Stick more books like this by John Gierach "Gierach's tenth in an unbroken stream of fly-fishing epics . . . flows across the page at the same graceful tempo as a well-cast fly line."--Jessica Mazwell, "The Register Guardian." Illustrations. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £8.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Trout more books like this by Ray Bergman Trout is arguably the finest single volume ever produced on how, why and where to catch trout. see all copies from £6.00! new only from £13.03! \| first editions
19 view cover	L.L. Bean Fly-Fishing Handbook more books like this by Dave Whitlock This updated all-color edition of the famous LL Bean Fly-Fishing Handbook is based on the methods time-tested in the Bean Fly Fishing Schools see all copies from £3.48! new only from £4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Even Brook Trout Get the Blues more books like this by John Gierach A self-described trout bum, "the bohemian equivalent of a country gentleman", John Gierach takes readers and fishing fans through the endlessly fascinating and mystifying world of fly-fishing--from farm ponds to gar shooting to reeling in the tenacious brook trout. Line drawings. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £7.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia more books like this by Bill Heavey For nearly a decade, Bill Heavey, an outdoorsman marooned in suburbia, has written the "Sportsman's Life" column on the back page of "Field & Stream," where he does for hunting and fishing what David Feherty does for golf and Lewis Grizzard did for the South. His work is adored by readers--one proclaims him "the greatest sportswriter who has ever ... see all copies from £8.54! new only from £8.54!
22 view cover	Blues more books like this by John Hersey A disquisition on the art of fishing, from the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and reporter. Written in the form of a dialogue between the "Fisherman" and the "Stranger," who discuss fishing and many unrelated topics in a not-too-carefully organized way, it was originally published in the "New Yorker". see all copies from £4.27! new only from £9.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Practical Fishing Knots more books like this by Mark Sosin, Lefty Kreh Thoroughly updated and graced with new illustrations to new knots, this clear and accessible guide will help you learn how to rig effectively for saltwater fishing. see all copies from £3.14! new only from £3.14! \| first editions
24 view cover	The View from Rat Lake more books like this by John Gierach "In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: 'remote trout lake,' 'fish up to 13 pounds,' 'the place the guides fish on their days off,'" writes John Gierach in this wonderful collection of thirteen essays inspired by a fishing trip to Rat Lake, a remote body of water in Montana. Once ... see all copies from £4.82! new only from £6.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Good flies : favorite trout patterns and how they got that way more books like this by John Gierach This intimate glimpse behind John Gierach's vice focuses on the trout flies he has found most successful and how he ties them. Gierach explores the tools he uses for his tying and advocates those that are simple and basic. Illustrations. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions

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