Product Description

Expert, field-tested advice for anglers at every level

This comprehensive, entertaining, and foolproof guide covers everything novice and avid anglers need to know to catch freshwater fish--from bass and trout to salmon and walleye--and reveals the two basic ways to catch ALL fish.

With numerous photographs and illustrations, easy-to-follow instructions, and a liberal dose of good humor, the author shares his 40 years of angling expertise, including how to:

• Read the waters and the weather
• Select the right baits and lures for particular fish and situations
• Know which gear is essential and which is merely desirable
• Get maximum results on a minimum budget
• Practice proper etiquette and ethics
• Turn a tough day into a great one with dozens of tricks and tips

Laced with amusing anecdotes and commonsense, this book will unlock the secrets of fishing and teach anglers how to catch more fish.

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Product Details

Publisher	International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN	0071417141
Features	ISBN13: 9780071417143 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Format	Paperback
Author	Frank Baron
EAN	9780071417143
UPC	639785802686
Label	International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Edition	1
Dewey Decimal Number	799.11
Studio	International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Number Of Pages	176
Title	What Fish Don't Want You to Know: An Insider's Guide to Freshwater Fishing
Publication Date	2003-08-27
Manufacturer	International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

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Customer Reviews

Great book on fishing (and life) basics

Review by D. Zahner, 2010-07-23

Despite having a cabin near a nice lake, I hadn't been fishing for many... many... years. When I decided to have a go at it again I set about to find a good book that would give me the basics. What I found was Frank Baron's book which provided not only a good bit of information - but a welcome dose of the philosophy of fishing and... well... of life.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is even remotely interested in the topic. Since reading Frank's book I have set out to find others of equal quality, but I haven't found any yet.

"Did you learn anything useful?" you ask.

My first day out I hit the lake early. Following some of the guidance from the book, I moved to the downwind side where I found an area near some structure. I laid my line (rigged per one of Frank's suggestions) where the shade from the trees met the sun on the water (also per Frank's advice).

An hour later I had a nice rainbow in hand.

Since my only goal for the day was to catch dinner, I called it quits after that first fish. (See the chapter in the book on 'fishing ethics'.)


Thank's for a great book!

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Just when you thought you knew all the answers, you learn more

Review by Denis Merdian, 2010-06-05

I really like this book. It was a good refresher and a good reference manual if you want to get back into fishing and have been away for a while. There are some new techniques in here that look promising that I plan to try soon.

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Simple tips

Review by Jennifer Highfield, 2010-01-25

There really isn't much in this book that your grandpa didn't already teach you.

Would I recommend this book to a friend? No. If you know absolutely NOTHING about fishing, then buy this book. But if you know the basics already, skip it.

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entertaining and informative!

Review by Sebastian Schultheiss, 2009-11-18

Good book full of good information for me as a relative beginner. I love the humorous way the author writes and love his stories.
This is the most reader friendly fishing book I have seen so far.

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Entertaining, educational and will keep you smiling while you learn.

Review by R. F. Rynkowski, 2009-11-12

Frank Baron with common sense fishing knowledge, gathered over a lot of years, has a regular guy sense of humor. Raised in a fishing family and was fishing before he could hold a cane pole, he gives you the straight inside talk about fish and fishing.

Thoughout his many years of fishing he has learned to think like a fish, and with this knowledge you will learn through his unique sense of humor, and from a fish's point of view, that all fish have just a few things in common; where to live, what to eat, and what's a comfortable watery enviornment.

Along with a chuckle nearly every page, Frank will give you the fishing facts that if you follow, you'll catch lots of fish.

There is only one thing; don't tell the fish you know!

I highly recommend this book -- [...]

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