This book takes you on a remarkable journey visiting 100 destinations from Alaska to New Zealand. Fly, lure and bait fishing in rivers, oceans and lakes, from deftly dropping a fly in front of a hungry trout to shaking with fear at a rampaging giant trevally, this book covers it all.
Remarkable full-page images accompany each of the fishing adventures in this stunning coffee-table book. Written to inspire, excite and inform, there is plenty of information on the locations, the fish and how to catch them. Go on a voyage of discovery from secret African rivers to idyllic tropical islands, fight with monsters of the deep in Australia, get set for superb sport in the USA, or discover fishing delights in and around Britain and Europe.
Anglers of all sorts will treasure this inspirational collection of the world's most exceptional fishing adventures.
AUTHOR: Henry Gilbey works full time in the sport of fishing, as writer, photographer, TV presenter and consultant. Henry's work takes him all over the world on the hunt for the best and most far out fishing to photograph. He writes and photographs for numerous magazines, companies and other publications, including The Field, Sea Angler, Trout Fisherman, Trout and Salmon and The Times.
100 colour photos
By:
Henry Gilbey
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 255mm,
Width: 196mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 738g
ISBN: 9781119962663
ISBN 10: 1119962668
Series: Ultimate Adventures
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 March 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Arctic Char, Greenland / Gaspe Peninsula, Canada / Miramichi River, Canada / Kasba Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada / Bell Irving and Nass Rivers, British Columbia, Canada / The Skeena Watershed, Canada / Copper River, Canada / Kobuk River and Selawik Drainages, Alaska, USA / Fraser River, Canada / Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA / Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean / DePuy Spring Creek, Montana, USA / Bighorn River, Montana, USA / Henry's Fork, Snake River, USA / Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA / Sanible and Captiva islands, USA / Montauk, Long Island, USA / Martha's Vineyard, USA / Florida, USA / Louisiana, USA / The Florida Keys, USA / Greater Inagua, Bahamas / Campeche, Mexico / Jardines de la Reina, Cuba / Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico / Rio Parismina, Costa Rica / Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela / Guatemala / Ambergris Caye, Belize / Roraima State, Amazon Basin, Brazil / Rio Urariquera, Brazil / Jungle River, Bolivia / La Zona, Argentina / Rio Gallegos, Argentina / Patagonia, Chile / Laxa I Adaldal River, Iceland / West Coast Salmon Rivers, Iceland / Saltstraumen, Norway / Lofoten Islands, Norway / Namsen River, Norway / Vastervik, Sweden / Lough Mask and Lough Corrib, Ireland / Shannon Estuary, Ireland / Clare Coastline, Ireland / The Beara Peninsula, Ireland / West Coast Islands, Ireland / Kerry, Ireland / Baltimore, Ireland / Copper Coast, Ireland / South-East Coastline, Ireland / River Spey, Scotland / Southern Chalkstreams, England / Chesil Beach, England / River Wye, Wales / River Lyn, England / Plymouth, England / South-East Cornwall, England / Isles of Scilly, England / Denmark / Lake Cassien, France / Belle Ile, France / Asturias, Spain / Strait of Gibraltar / Slovenia, Europe / Oman, Middle East / Cape Verde, Atlantic Ocean / Iguela Lagoon, Gabon / Murchison Falls, Uganda / Kwanza River, Angola / Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles / Skeleton Coast, Namibia / Caprivi Strip, Zambia / Mynera and Ruhudji Rivers, Tanzania / Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa / Vaal River, South Africa / Lesotho, Africa / Korsi Bay, South Africa / Cape Town, South Africa / Sodwana Bay, South Africa / Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique / Cosmoledo Atoll, Seychelles / St. Brandon's Atoll, Mauritius / Maldives, Indian Ocean / Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean / Kola Peninsula, Russia / Kamchatka Peninsula / Delger-Muron River, Mongolia / Cauvery River, India / Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean / Marquesas Islands, Pacific Ocean / South-West Coastline, Japan / Coral Sea, Australia / New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean / Papua New Guinea / Cape York, Australia / Northern Territory, Australia / Dirk Hartog Island, Australia / Perth, Australia / Tasmania Australia / The South Island, New Zealand
Henry Gilbey works full time in the sport of fishing, as writer, photographer, TV presenter and consultant. Henry’s work takes him all over the world on the hunt for the best and most far out fishing to photograph. He writes and photographs for numerous magazines, companies and other publications, including The Field, Sea Angler, Trout Fisherman, Trout and Salmon and The Times.
Reviews for Ultimate Fishing Adventures: 100 Extraordinary Fishing Experiences from Around the World
'It inspires and excites-but there's plenty of info on fish and tactics.' (Angler's Mail, October 2012) 'Stunning Global Book' (Angler's Mail, October 2012) 'Good photography and knowledgeable text earn this guide to the best destinations top marks. By page seven you'll be searching for your passport'. (The Field, December 2012) 'The book is worth it for the image alone...Henry's intention is to inspire, to make you dream about where you might rather be, and in that it is very successful and I thoroughly recommend it.' (Trout & Salmon, December 2012)
