In a new book the known specialist Anton Шаганов tells about all methods (both winter and summer) of catching of pike, most widespread predatory fish of the Russian and contiguous internal reservoirs. Along with known жерлицами, mugs and spinning are describe applied for catching on the licenses of сетные and other fishing instruments not related to sporting. Methods and cordages, settled or settled with limiting to the modern legislation, described in detail, undoubtedly forbidden - briefly, as historical digression. A book is counted on the wide circle of readers-fishermen.