The bamboo fly rod still represents the pinnacle of the fly-fishing art; its apparent simplicity and delicacy belie the craftsmanship and strength that are the hallmarks of all great rods.
The amazing resurgence of the East Coast's premier saltwater gamefish has sent hundreds of thousands of anglers in search of their fathers' and grandfathers' favorite quarry: the magnificent striped bass.
Color photos of never-before-seen flies from the vaults of the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum Detailed tying steps for 11 patterns First book that compares the styles of all of the Catskill school of fly tiers The Catskills region of the eastern United States, just two hours northeast of New York City, was the birthplace for a uniquely American style of fly that continues to grace the bins of fly shops around the world.
New series of fly fishing guides covering only the best waters, written by local experts Detailed maps created with latest GIS mapping software--more accurate than any previous fly-fishing guidebook maps; it covers trout streams and rivers of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky Includes Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most popular national park with more than 9 million visitors per year Whether you are flying through Atlanta on business (the Chattahoochee River provides superb fishing just outside of city limits) or taking an extended trip into the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this guide gives you the information you need for a successful fishing trip.
Strategies for selective trout in clear water New patterns designed for spring creeks and how to fish them Simple explanations of the major hatches on spring creeks across the country Spring creeks, those rare waters that flow right out of the earth--in whole or in part--are both a blessing and a curse for anglers.
1st of a new series Covers all regions of Pennsylvania 60 recommended fly patterns Meck and Weamer team up to provide a concise overview of the most important hatches on Pennsylvania trout streams.
Terrestrials, a broad category of potential fish food ranging from land-dwelling insects to mice, are one of the most important food sources for trout around the world.
Tying and rigging lines and leaders Boat-handling tips and approaching and feeding fish From setting the hook to fighting and landing the fish quickly and safely Artist and ardent angler Bill Bishop tackles all aspects of tarpon fishing--from building leaders to bringing them in quickly.
Steelhead legend Lani Waller covers the essential elements of fishing for trophy steelhead with prose as beautiful and surprising as the fish themselves.
Volume IFor the fly fisher seeking to catch more and bigger trout, fishing nymphs--patterns that mimic the larval stage of mayflies--can be a surefire approach.
Volume IIAfter the mayfly family, detailed in Nymphs: The Mayflies, the fly fisher must know the caddisfly, stonefly, and midge populations just as well to catch trout that are keyed in on such insects.
Told through the eyes of a longtime Montana fishing guide and itinerant fishing bum, A Good Life Wasted offers a unique perspective on an implausible period in the recent history of human civilization.
The definitive guide from the renowned fly-fishing masterA handsome new illustrated edition of the classic by Art Flick, the man who gave American fly fishers their first useable, portable text for ';matching the hatch' at streamside.
LEFTY KREH'S SOLVING FLY-CASTING PROBLEMS contains detailed descriptions, instructional illustrations, and troubleshooting techniques that every fly fisher needs to know.
Lefty Krehs Presenting the Flydetails the most essential analysis in fly-fishing: how to get the right fly to the right fish, in the right way, at the right time.
The amazing resurgence of the East Coast's premier saltwater gamefish has sent hundreds of thousands of anglers in search of their fathers' and grandfathers' favorite quarry: the magnificent striped bass.
The bamboo fly rod still represents the pinnacle of the fly-fishing art; its apparent simplicity and delicacy belie the craftsmanship and strength that are the hallmarks of all great rods.
Derived from the classic Trout Stream Insects: An Orvis Streamside Guide, this fully revised text focuses exclusively on those mayfly species of most importance to fly fishers.
Marine researcher Aaron Adams shares his knowledge about sea grass, mangroves, salt marshes, oyster bars, shorelines, beaches, sand flats, and coral reefs from the Caribbean to the Carolinas, the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida coast, to give reader swhat they need to know to fish for tropical, subtropical, and warm-water species.
Clearly written and generously illustrated, this book presents a practical, informative approach, geared specifically toward novice and intermediate anglers.
Bringing together more than ten years of hard-earned fishing experience in the Heart of Dixiefrom the mountains of the north to the Mobile Delta and the Gulf of Mexico in the southFishing Alabama is the essential guide to fishing in this surprisingly diverse southern state.
This guide answers every angler's questions about stocking schedules, fish abundance, precise location coordinates, elevation, surface area, and maximum depth for more than 1,000 lakes and streams in the magnificent Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains on the Montana-Wyoming border.
Texas offers tremendous angling opportunitiesand its nearly 400-mile coast along the ';Mediterranean of the Americas' offers everything from flounder, speckled trout, redfish, and other speciesinshore, to kingfish, cobia, and blue-water big game offshore.
Whether your passion is bass and pike in the desert reservoirs, the trophy trout in the renowned Green River, or the delicate, gem-like inhabitants of the alpine lakes of the high Uinta, you'll find the facts here that will get you on the water and well on your way to catching fish.
With more than 650 tips total, the Almanac is an indispensable reference that will help any bass angler improve his or herfishing success quickly and significantly.
Vince Wilcox's Naturally Artificial Signature Flieswill enable tiers of all levelsfrom absolute beginners to long time tying expertsto follow along with ease.
Chasing the lightning-fast bonefish across the south Pacific, Florida, and the Caribbean is for many anglers a near obsession, and this is the handbook to such fly-fishing adventure.
Packed with the wheres, whys, and hows of fishing Florida's inshore water, vacationers, new residents, and even longtime anglers will discover what to look for, which lures to use, and where to go.
'A poetic account of the dialogue Richards has conducted with the river during half a century of listening to the whisper and gurgle of its myriad voices - a lyrical evocation of the sights, sounds and scents of a great Canadian waterway' - The Sunday HeraldLines on the Water is the story of a town, its river and the community of people who fish in it.
