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Hooked – Learning to Fish

The ultimate guide to fishing for anyone, children or adults, beginners or those more experienced.

Whether you want to fish for sprats from a wharf, walk up a stream with a fly rod or cast a line from a boat or kayak, there’s a heap of handy information in here.

Learn how to tie knots, bait hooks, cast lures, and fillet and cook your catch.

Al Brown has a life-long love of fishing and Hooked includes ten of Al’s most-loved fish recipes, some of them Depot classics.

Fishing is a terrific outdoors experience that is challenging but also super exciting. And the learning never ends as your knowledge builds with each adventure and every time you head out. Hooked is a go-to for all anglers, and especially written for keen fisherman aged 8 to 12.

Illustrated by Hope McConnell

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WhatBookNext ~ There are 12 sections from ‘Sustainability’ (to make sure we can all keep fishing), ‘Knots & Nots’, ‘Safety’ and all types of fishing. Wharf Fishing, kayak or boat fishing (including boat speak), surfcasting or fly fishing sections all include the gear required and casting tips.

The final sections are just as important: ‘You’ve Caught a Fish! Now what?’ and then ‘Cooking up your Catch’ has 10 delicious fish recipes to complete the book. An index at the back helps you find the information you need quickly too.

Hooked – Learning to Fish is ideal for budding anglers. Illustrated in full colour with diagrams, guides and examples, I wish I had this book as I spent summer holidays sitting on a wharf, and many hours along river banks.

About the Kiwi author

Al Brown is an iconic New Zealand chef and fisherman, much loved for his restaurants Depot and Federal Delicatessen, his Best Ugly bagel shops, his bestselling books Eat Up: Bach Edition, Go Fish and Stoked among others, his associations with high-profile brands, and his ground-breaking approach to New Zealand food.

Additional information

ISBN

9781991142160

First published

2025

Format

Softcover edition

Page count

144

Published by

Allen and Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand

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