Fishing

Fishing: The Definitive Guide

By Sam Liu

Table of Contents

• Introduction

Standard Fishing Curriculum

• Conventional Fishing Intro
• A Beginner’s Guide
• Knots Curriculum
• Rigs
  • Carolina Rig
  • Texas Rig
  • Drop Shot Rig
  • Float Bobber Rig
  • Hi-lo Rig
  • Sabiki Rig
  • Wacky Rig
• Tackle
  • Jigheads
  • Hooks
  • Lines
  • Sinkers
• Specific Baits
  • Artificial
    • Senko
    • Straight-tail Worm
    • Curly-tail Grub
    • Paddletail Swimbait
    • Swimbaits
    • Topwater Baits (poppers, walking baits, frogs)
    • Jerkbaits & Crankbaits
    • Spinnerbaits & Buzzbaits
    • Jigs
    • Darters
    • Bucktail Jigs (Hair-raiser)
  • Live
    • Small Live Baitfish (minnows, killies, anchovies)
    • Worms (nightcrawlers, redworms, bloodworms, leeches)
    • Chunking (cut up fish)

Fly Fishing

• Fly Fishing Intro
• Fly Gear
• Fly Tying Intro
• Specific Fly Patterns
  • Articulated Flies
    • Blaine Chocklett’s Game Changer
  • Dry Flies
    • Adams
    • Ant
    • Blue Winged Olive
    • Green Drake
    • Grasshopper
    • Elk Hair Caddis
    • Mosquito
    • Pale Morning Dun
    • Trico Mayfly
    • Stimulator
  • Nymphs
    • Copper John
    • Prince Nymph
    • Pheasant Tail Nymph
  • Midges
    • Chironomids
    • Zebra Midge
  • Streamers
    • Clouser
    • Deceiver
    • Wooly Bugger
  • Worm Patterns
    • San Juan Worm
    • Squirmy Wormy
• Artistic Fly Patterns
  • Traditional Salmon Fly
    • Black Dog
    • Durham Ranger
    • Garry Dog
    • Green Highlander
    • Jock Scott
    • Lady Amherst
    • Sherbrook
    • Silver Doctor
    • Thunder & Lightning
• Other Techniques
  • Euro Nymphing
  • Tenkara
  • Surf Fly
  • Spey

By Species

• California Halibut
• Catfish & Carp
• Crappie & Panfish
• Fluke / Flounder
• Largemouth Bass
• Muskie
• Pike and Pickerel
• Salmonids
• Sharks
• Striped Bass
• Sturgeon
• Yellow Perch

Fishing Related

• Crab Snaring
• Poke-poling

Where to Fish

• San Francisco Bay Area, USA