This antiquarian volume contains a guide to ice fishing, with tips for
setting up and getting started on the ice, information on equipment
needed, decoys used, best lines to a staying warm, and some tales of
great catches. Written in clear, plain language and full of invaluable
tips and hints, this text is ideal for the beginner, and makes for a
great addition to collections of angling literature. The chapters of
this book include: 'Introduction to Ice Fishing', 'Tools and the Trade',
'Pike and Pickerel', 'Tilts', 'Setting In', 'Dull-Day Tactics', 'Tending
and Hauling', 'Jigging', 'Perch - Baits and Tackle', 'Perch Methods',
'Decoys', 'Fly Fishing', 'Setting up and Fishing on the Ice', 'Spearing
Sturgeon Under the Ice', and 'Ice-Fishing for Great Pike'. We are
republishing this book now complete with a new introduction on the
history of fishing.