This vintage work contains a comprehensive guide to fishing for pike, with information on methods, equipment, common problems, trolling, and much more. Written in simple, clear language and full of useful and often interesting information, this text is ideal for the novice, and will also be of some utility to more experienced anglers and those with a general interest in the sport. The chapters of this volume include: 'The Methods', 'The Art of Spinning', 'Spinning Baits and Other Lures', 'The Hooks', 'The Gaff', 'Natural Baits and the Method of their Preservation', 'Playing the Fish', 'Seasons and Weathers', 'Trolling with the Dead Gorge-Bait', 'Snap Trolling', 'Live-Baiting', et cetera. This antiquarian book is being republished now with a new specially-commissioned introduction on the history of fishing.