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Freshwater and Coastal Fishing for Beginners

Hybrid Learning Solutions · e-book

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About this book

A practical, South African guide to fishing from the shore, at dams and rivers inland and on beaches, rocks, piers and estuaries on the coast, for complete beginners, families and anyone taking up a new hobby. Twelve chapters follow a young man and his sister learning at dams near Soweto, a Durban taxi owner fishing piers, beaches and estuaries with friends, a Mitchells Plain school secretary learning rock angling for galjoen on the West Coast, and the retired fishery control officer who coaches them: why fish, and how to fish safely; licences and permits, the marine recreational permit and provincial angling licences, fishery control officers and Marine Protected Areas; size limits, bag limits and closed seasons, measuring a fish and fishing as a group; rods, reels, line and hooks; knots, rigs, bait and lures, and collecting bait legally; freshwater fishing for carp, bass, kurper, barbel, yellowfish and trout; coastal fishing, reading the surf, estuaries and the sardine run; tides, swell and rip currents; safety at the water's edge, from freak waves to hooks in the hand; landing, releasing, keeping and filleting fish; fishing responsibly; and clubs, competitions and next steps. 30 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, a licence checklist, a dated table of size and bag limits and closed seasons, a species guide, knots and rigs, a tide-table guide, emergency numbers, a catch log, a glossary, where to get help, and 144 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans built around an angler's file, safety rules for practicals near water, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1: Why Fish, and Fishing Safely
  2. Chapter 2: Licences, Permits and the Law
  3. Chapter 3: Size Limits, Bag Limits and Closed Seasons
  4. Chapter 4: Rods, Reels, Line and Hooks
  5. Chapter 5: Knots, Rigs, Bait and Lures
  6. Chapter 6: Freshwater Fishing
  7. Chapter 7: Coastal Fishing: Beaches, Rocks, Piers and Estuaries
  8. Chapter 8: Weather, Tides and the Sea
  9. Chapter 9: Safety at the Water’s Edge
  10. Chapter 10: Landing, Releasing and Keeping Fish
  11. Chapter 11: Fishing Responsibly
  12. Chapter 12: Clubs, Competitions and Next Steps
  13. Appendix: Checklists, Limits, Species, Knots, Tides, Numbers, Catch Log, Glossary and Where to Get Help

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