Fishing For Dummies

Created especially for Australian customers! This book puts more fish on your line! Want to dangle a line anywhere in Australia or New Zealand? On the way to becoming a successful angler, discover how to choose your tackle confidently, master rigs and knots, read your fishing environment, cast efficiently, and take home more fish for the table — all while fishing with safety and sustainability in mind.

Fishing For Dummies offers the following:

Find expert guidance — Absorb Steve Starling's insider knowledge of fishing to develop your angling skills.

Build your fishing kit — Discover how to choose the right tackle for the right fish, competently and without waste.

Increase your fishing knowledge — Take advantage of myriad tips about constructing effective rigs.

Hone your craft — Match your bait to the fish, cast with ease, and reel 'em in.

Take on sustainability — Immerse yourself in the new age of fishing; catch only what you need.

Prepare your catch — Improve your skills in all areas of fish preparation, from gutting to filleting with ease.

Cook like a pro — Practise the art of simplicity in the kitchen to retain and release those wondrous fish flavours.

Investigate ten top fishing spots — Take a trip to Steve Starling's top fishing spots in Australia and New Zealand.

Open the book and find:

• How to target Aussie/Kiwi saltwater and freshwater fish
• Techniques to rig your gear like a pro
• Pointers on selecting the best baits, lures and flies
• Ways to tie reliable knots — in all weathers and in the dark
• Tips on casting all types of fishing tackle
• The right way to release your fish
• Ideas on how to contribute to fishing sustainability
• A guide to your own style of angling: Jetty rat, estuary or more