FISHING TIPS FOR FRESHWATER. By Gene Kugach.

2002 1st edition. 8vo paperback (151 x 228mm). Ppx,214. Bw line illustrations.

500 new and proven tips on catching, preparing and cooking freshwater fish. "This guide, with hundreds of tips for all types freshwater fishing situations, is filled with simple and to-the-point information you can start using today - locating fish, using and caring for equipment, choosing bait, ice fishing, and fly fishing and tying. It contains details and facts on 31 species including trout, bass, sturgeon, walleye, perch, and bluegill." Also includes much information on preparing, cooking and smoking fish. Mostly American species, but this includes trout, salmon, pike, perch, carp and sturgeon. Chapters include: General fishing tips; Locating fish; Equipment tips; Bait tips; Presentation tips; Ice fishing tips; Fly-fishing tips; Fly-tying tips; Care, cleaning and cooking tips (30 pages); Fishing tips by species (31 species). A well organised and effective guide to catching and eating many freshwater species.