Hooked: Learning to Fish
By (Author) Al Brown
Illustrated by Hope McConnell
Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
A&U Children's NZ
16th September 2025
New Zealand
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Camping and active outdoor pursuits
Paperback
144
Width 200mm, Height 250mm
Whether you're wanting to fish for sprats or herrings from a wharf, walk up a stream with a fly rod or cast a line from a boat or kayak, there's a heap of handy information in here for every fishing fan.
Learn to tie knots, bait hooks and cast lures, learn to fillet and cook your catch. The learning curve never really ends as your knowledge builds with every adventure and every time you go out.
Al Brown has a life-long love of fishing and he shares those delights with readers in Hooked which also includes ten of Al's most-loved fish recipes, some of them Depot classics.
Fishing is one of those awesome outdoors experience that can be challenging but it's also super exciting, whether you're on a solo mission, out with family or just hanging with your mates. And the thing is the more you learn, the more rewarding it becomes and that equals even more fun.
Hooked should be every angler's 'go to'!
Al Brown is an iconic New Zealand chef and fisherman, much loved for his restaurants Depot and Federal Delicatessen, his Best Ugly bagel shops, his bestselling books Eat Up: Bach Edition, Go Fish and Stoked among others, his associations with high-profile brands, and his ground-breaking approach to New Zealand food.