My First Day Fishing A Beginner’s Guide

My First Day Fishing A Beginner’s Guide by Will Millard is a practical handbook designed for young anglers eager to explore freshwater fishing. Published by Abrams, Incorporated on May 13, 2025, this 96-page guide is fully illustrated and offers step-by-step instructions covering essential topics such as tackle, knots, and bait. It aims to equip children with the knowledge they need for their first fishing trip, blending detailed information with engaging anecdotes.
Readers will find a wealth of kid-friendly tips and tricks that encourage catch-and-release practices while learning to “think like a fish.” The book provides guidance on reading various water environments, identifying fish, and discovering the best fishing spots. With its focus on activities related to sports and outdoor adventures, My First Day Fishing serves as an accessible introduction to the joys of angling for children aged seven and up.
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My First Day Fishing is an easy-to-use guide loaded with practical tips, tricks, and step-by-step instructions for kids who want to enter the world of freshwater fishing
This comprehensive handbook provides step-by-step instructions for everything a young angler might need to know on their first freshwater fishing trip.
Fully illustrated throughout, this fun book covers everything from tackle to ties, rods to rigs, knots to hooks, and baits to lures and flies! It also includes a fish-identification guide, together with advice on how to care for your catch.
BBC presenter and fishing expert Will Millard is the perfect guide to accompany kids on their first day fishing as he blends detailed information with plain good advice and some amusing anecdotes along the way—including his first-ever catch made with a rubber boot after he fell in a river.
The book is packed with kid-friendly tips and tricks for catch-and-release freshwater fishing and helps readers–whether in the country or the city—to “think like a fish” as they learn the watercraft of reading a river, pond, or canal; how to find the best spots to fish; and how to cast for the catch of their dreams.
This book is the perfect guide to fishing and is sure to instill a love of angling among readers aged seven and up.
- Step-by-step instructions for the complete beginner on everything from creating your rig to casting out—and caring for your catch!
- Fully illustrated spreads throughout packed with useful diagrams and stunning scenes.
- Advice on catching everything from a microfish to a huge pike!
- Techniques for fishing in different water environments, including streams, ponds, lakes, fast-flowing rivers, and canals.
Angling legend Jeremy Wade of the series River Monsters, Mighty Rivers, and Dark Waters provides the foreword.
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