Flyfishing genius Gus Orviston, seeking refuge from his stuffy, world-famous father and ripsnorting cowgirl mother, embarks on a reluctant quest for meaning that carries him to an astonishing task.

While Farmer Brown sleeps, some of the animals who live on the farm go on a fishing expedition.

In this novel told through poems, nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad, so when his pesky little sister horns in on their fishing trip, he is none too pleased. Includes primer on rhyme, poetry techniques, rhythm, stanzas, and poetic forms.

When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joined the fishing class, she wasted no time in ruffling the feathers--or was it the fins?--of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue and unladylike manner was Lochdubh Constable Hamish Macbeth. Yet not even Hamish thought someone would permanently silence Lady Jane's shrills--until her strangled body is fished out of the river.Now with the help of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe,...

This is it, the big time. Mikey is thirteen, a deckhand working on a charter boat in Hawaii. Working for the best skipper anywhere,his stepdad, Bill. Before Bill came along, it was just Mikey and his mom. Today they'are a real family, and Mikey has a little brother.

Envious of the children who are fishing in the river near the railroad tracks, Thomas the tank engine finds a way to enjoy the same activity.

This is a collection of humorous and light-hearted fishing stories, most of which come from experiences by the authors. Fishing jokes have been added. One story is fiction, a winning story called "In Pursuit of the Mighty Muskie." There is one story about the introduction of salmon to the Great Lakes.

"Bluefish," writes the author, are "animated chopping machines. They will eat anything alive. They have stripped the toes from surfers in Florida. They can't not eat." Hersey weaves fact and legend around his subject, engaging the reader with juicy details of ocean life, philosophy, natural history, and the crises into which man has let his environment slide.

"Daniel has always heard stories about Big Larry, and when his grandpa dies, he is determined to catch the big fish"--Unedited summary from book.

Squirrel joins his friends on a fishing trip, but spends the day disagreeing with them on everything from whether fishing is fun to how to reach their boat.