Hard covered book titled FISHING, AN ENCYCLOPEDIC GUIDE TO TACKLE AND TACTICS FOR FRESH AND SALT WATER by Joseph Bates, Jr., 1988, with 37 color photographs and more than 400 black & white illustrations.  780 pages.

Chapters include:

• Spinning,
• Spincasting,
• Baitcasting,
• Lures for Freshwater Fishing,
• Fly Fishing,
• Flycasting,
• Fly Tying Made Easy,
• Knots for Fishing,
• How to Find Fish in Lakes and Ponds,
• Trolling,
• Spinning for Trout,
• Dry-Fly Fishing,
• The Freshwater Basses,
• Atlantic Salmon,
• Ice Fishing,
• Tackle for Salt Water,
• Baits and Lures,
• Fishing from Piers,
• Breakwaters and Bridges,
• Southern Offshore Fishing,
• Pacific Inshore Fishing,

and much more.

This book is in VG+ condition. Pages are clean and intact and the binding is tight. Inscription written inside front cover. A must have for any fisherman!