The defining part of this story, I think—the part that made the real difference—is the time I spent looking into the water, letting my mind drift, as I tried to think like a fish…What brings the big fish is an artful blend of drawing on experience and keeping an open, active mind. The secret ingredient is as simple as that.
—from Chapter 6
Jeremy Wade, the star of Animal Planet’s River Monsters, with nearly forty years of angling exploration behind him, shares a meditation on the art of angling—part science, part art, and part elusive something else. Thoughtful and funny, brimming with wisdom and, above all, adventure, How to Think Like a Fish is filled with reflections that anyone who has ever fished will identify with, for ultimately they touch on the fundamental principles that apply to all angling—and to life:
Less time can be more.
Listen to your gut.
Be inventive.
You may only get one opportunity, so make that opportunity count.
ISBN-13: 9780306845291
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication Date: 05-18-2021
Pages: 272
Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Jeremy Wade was the host of River Monsters, one of the most watched, most successful programs in Animal Planet's history. More recently he has hosted Mighty Rivers and Dark Waters (Animal Planet) and Mysteries of the Deep (Discovery). A former science teacher, newspaper reporter and advertising copywriter, he has written for The Times, Guardian, Sunday Telegraph, and BBC Wildlife magazine. He lives in Southern England.
Table of Contents
Source
1 Going Under 3
2 Fishing in Mind 6
3 Art Meets Science 14
4 The Importance of Being a Detective 24
Stream
5 Think Like a Fish 33
6 In Search of the Secret Ingredient 43
7 Less Time Is More 51
8 Bad Vibrations 61
Lake
9 Gear Up 73
10 Have a Plan 84
11 Poke the Apple 93
12 Thou Shalt Knot 107
River
13 My Life as a Fish 125
14 More Less Is More 131
15 When the Right Time Is the Wrong Time 142
16 Mumbo-Jumbo 149
Delta
17 Resist the Flow 159
18 Be Opportunistic 167
19 Don't Think 172
20 D.E.T.A.I.L.S. 180
Sea
21 A Sense of Scale 193
22 (Notes to Self) 206
23 I'm More Uncompetitive than You 213
24 Going Under Again 223
Afterword 233
Appendix: Keeping Legal and Good Practice 237
Glossary 239
Acknowledgments 251
Index 253