The Barefoot Fisherman: A fishing book for kids - Softcover

Amdahl, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692202145 ISBN 13: 9780692202142

Publisher: London and Stout, 2014

Synopsis

The Barefoot Fisherman teaches kids how to fish. It explains the secrets to catching more and larger fish. It also touches on things kids are interested in such as raising worms, catching grasshoppers, and trapping crawdads. The book helps beginners dive into fish and lures, fishing tools, soft lures and top-water lures, spinners and flies. It explores fishing techniques for both freshwater and some saltwater fish for beginners. The saltwater fish are the cool ones; sharks, salmon. Freshwater fish include trout, sunfish, bass, catfish, walleye, musky, carp, steelhead, also sturgeon. There is safety advice. The Barefoot Fisherman offers suggestions on lure and bait selection. It discusses tackle box’s. It looks at freshwater lakes and rivers and touches on surf fishing in the ocean. This book is for kids so it stays away from boat fishing. Learn to tie a clinch knot, use a bobber or when split shot is appropriate. Chapters include; Fishing is fun, Reels rods and line, Tackle, Warm and cold water, Approach to water, Bait-fishing, Lures, Sunfish, Bass, Catfish, Walleye, Trout, Fly fishing, Tying flies, The Ocean, Lunkers, Other fish- sturgeon peacock bass, piranha, musky, sharks, salmon, steelhead, carp, Epilogue This is not a fishing book for Dummies; it is a fishing book for kids, or a fishing book for beginners, or a fishing guide book for kids. It covers fishing equipment, fishing essentials for beginners, fishing basics, it would make a great gift book for kids or a gift book for juveniles. These light hearted fishing stories make fishing easy and fishing should be fun. Other books that Barefoot Fisherman readers enjoy include; The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden), Hal Iggulden), The Boy's Book of... adventure by Michele Lecreux, The Boys' Book Of Survival (How To Survive Anything, Anywhere)by Guy Campbell, Survivor Kid: A... by Denise Long

About this title

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-6-For those already familiar with the basics of fishing, this is the book to read. It covers equipment, tackle, approaching the water, baitfishing, specific types of fish, tying flies, and more. Speaking directly to children, Amdahl passes on numerous bits of information and tips gleaned from his years of experience. On the sunfish's favorite food (the tomato worm) he suggests, "If your parents have a garden with tomatoes in it, look on the leaves for green caterpillars with a circle marking on them and a stinger thing on one end. That is a tomato worm. They look kind of scary, but they have never hurt me." He reminds readers that it is not important to keep every fish they catch and when releasing them to be careful not to harm them. "The fun of catching a fish is in the skill it took to accomplish, not in the meat or dead body of the fish." One chapter is missing in the table of contents, and there is no index. The black-and-white photos are dark and grainy. With full-page color diagrams and step-by-step photos and illustrations, Fiona Patchett's Starting Fishing (Usborne, 1999) and John Bailey's The Young Fishing Enthusiast (DK, 1999) are better sources for those new to the sport.

Diane Olivo-Posner, Long Beach Public Library, CA

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Review

"I only wish he had written this book fifty years ago, so the kid in me could have learned..." -- Jim Fay,

About this edition

• Publisher: London and Stout
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0692202145
• ISBN 13: 9780692202142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136