Teaching you everything you need to know about coarse fishing - from choosing the right equipment to what bait to use - this reference helps you learn vital skills, from hook removal, spinning, legering and dead-baiting, to where to find the most common fish and how to catch them.

Fishing can be an enjoyable and relaxing past-time as well as a competitive sport. It also costs very little and its good for your health -- a recent survey showed angling gives a great boost to self-esteem and well-being. This beginners guide to coarse fishing is aimed at people new to the sport and wanting to learn from the start and those people wishing to improve their fishing skills. The book goes into details about coarse fishing, the best pleases to fish and the types of fish you can expect to catch. Fishing laws and licenses are all included. Well-known coarse fisherman, Archie Braddock provides in-depth tuition on different fishing techniques, the best equipment to use including bait.

This colourful, lively book is aimed at complete beginners of all ages, and those who have been out fishing a couple of times and want to take it further. It outlines what you need to know to experience the joy of getting out there, alone or with family and friends, and enjoying a day or an afternoon fishing - and catching, whether it's mackerel, pike or trout. The book is endorsed by the Angling Trust and it has everything a beginner would need to know about the basics: species, tackle, bait, tactics and watercraft.

This really is the ideal guide to begin to learn and love coarse fishing. The wonderful thing about the sport is that you can begin at any age - from eight to eighty-eight. If you are inexperienced you can catch fish with the lightest and simplest of tackle. As you progress you can add roach poles, bait trays, baitpults, electronic bite detectors and as much sophistication as you can carry to the water's edge. And then with the wisdom and consideration of experience you can return to that favourite swim with the very minimum of equipment and still enjoy the exhilaration of the 'rod-bender'. The basics of everything you need to know are in this simple to understand and incredibly comprehensive little book. Professionally written and amazingly clear, this book was first researched, written and published many years ago and was a huge success. Since then it has been brought up to date on a regular basis and is packed with information and useful illustrations for you to take to any water's edge, or into any fishing tackle shop for the retailer to immediately understand what you need and provide even more advice.

This brand new guide is packed with information about tackle, rigs, baits and the different species of fish you can catch in british waters. The author draws on his 40 years as a coarse angler to explain the tackle, tactics and bait needed to catch coarse fish. Illustrated with picture of the tackle and rigs to use, as well as pictures to help you to identify the fish you catch, this guide will give you a head start in this most fascinating of outdoor sports. Whether you're a complete beginner to the sport, or have been fishing for a while and want to improve your skills, we're sure you'll find plenty to interest you.

The thrill of catching a fish for the first time is the magic that helps make coarse fishing one of the biggest participation sports. Young or old, male or female – this sport is open to all and lasts a lifetime. This Haynes Manual provides key advice for this journey no matter what your knowledge of fishing. If you’re a budding angler looking to learn the basics, it will get you off to a flying start. If you’re a more experienced fisherman you’ll find advanced suggestions that will help you catch more fish.