This is a vintage guide to fishing for course fish, with a particular focus on angling for pike. With chapters on everything from preparation and equipment to correct technique and avoiding problems, "The Art of Angling for Pike and Other Course Fish" will be of considerable utility to novice and seasoned fishermen alike. Contents include: "The Pike (Esox)", "Fishing for Pike: The Quarry", "Fishing for Pike: History and Habits", "Fishing for Pike: Fables and Records", "Fishing for Pike: Rods and Tackles", "Fishing for Pike: Spinning, Live-Baiting, and Pateronostering", "The Perches (Percidae)", "Perch: Paternoster and Float-Fishing", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing. This is a vintage guide to fishing for course fish, with a particular focus on angling for pike. With chapters on everything from preparation and equipment to correct technique and avoiding problems, "The Art of Angling for Pike and Other Course Fish" will be of considerable utility to novice and seasoned fishermen alike. Contents include: "The Pike (Esox)", "Fishing for Pike: The Quarry", "Fishing for Pike: History and Habits", "Fishing for Pike: Fables and Records", "Fishing for Pike: Rods and Tackles", "Fishing for Pike: Spinning, Live-Baiting, and Pateronostering", "The Perches (Percidae)", "Perch: Paternoster and Float-Fishing", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing. This is a vintage guide to fishing for course fish, with a particular focus on angling for pike. With chapters on everything from preparation and equipment to correct technique and avoiding problems, "The Art of Angling for Pike and Other Course Fish" will be of considerable utility to novice and seasoned fishermen alike. Contents include: "The Pike (Esox)", "Fishing for Pike: The Quarry", "Fishing for Pike: History and Habits", "Fishing for Pike: Fables and Records", "Fishing for Pike: Rods and Tackles", "Fishing for Pike: Spinning, Live-Baiting, and Pateronostering", "The Perches (Percidae)", "Perch: Paternoster and Float-Fishing", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing. This is a vintage guide to fishing for course fish, with a particular focus on angling for pike. With chapters on everything from preparation and equipment to correct technique and avoiding problems, "The Art of Angling for Pike and Other Course Fish" will be of considerable utility to novice and seasoned fishermen alike. Contents include: "The Pike (Esox)", "Fishing for Pike: The Quarry", "Fishing for Pike: History and Habits", "Fishing for Pike: Fables and Records", "Fishing for Pike: Rods and Tackles", "Fishing for Pike: Spinning, Live-Baiting, and Pateronostering", "The Perches (Percidae)", "Perch: Paternoster and Float-Fishing", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.