Nature of Fishing
Understanding Fish for Better Fishing
$83.03
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
26 November 2026
Summary
There was a time when anglers sought not simply to catch fish but to understand them. In The Nature of Fishing, John Bailey returns to that older, deeper tradition – one rooted in observation, patience and a lifelong curiosity about the world beneath the surface.
Drawing on more than seventy years spent beside rivers, lakes and distant shores, he invites the reader to look again at fish: how they live, how they move, and how they reveal themselves to those prepared to watch. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719847295 |
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| ISBN-10: | 071984729X |
| Author: | John Bailey |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 920g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 156mm x 234mm |
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John Bailey
John Bailey has spent a lifetime in pursuit of fish—not merely to catch them, but to understand them. Since the publication of his first book In Visible Waters, John Bailey has become part of a tradition of angling writers for whom watercraft and natural history matter as much as the act of fishing itself.
Over the decades, his journey has taken him from the rivers and lakes of Britain to waters across the world, gathering the observations and experiences that underpin his distinctive, fish-centred approach. His writing reflects a belief that the essence of angling lies in the study of fish and their environment, and that success follows naturally from that understanding.
Alongside his many books, he has shared this philosophy with a wider audience through his work on the BBC series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Above all, John Bailey remains a student of fish.
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