The most comprehensive fly fishing guide with the best tips, old school-techniques, tactics, and up-to-date gear reviews. Filled with over three hundred hints from the best anglers in both salt and fresh water, the editors of Field and Stream give you everything you need to make the perfect pitch, find a secret spot, and score a fish. TOOLS: From the best flies of all time to the best reel for the job and when to change your hooks, learn about the tools you need for the job—as well as practical skills like tying a Palomar knot, how to unravel fly lines, the five-minute fly, tying a clouser minnow, and how to lose the tailing loop. TECHNIQUES: From old to new, everything you need to know to strike in the night, put a different spin on it, spot and stalk, shoot the breeze, and find where they feed. TACTICS: Put yourself in the best position for the catch: get up the creek for a late-season trout, find a secret spot, sneak up on more fish, fish headwaters for autumn trout, fish with your eyes, hook more rising fish, take the long shot, and dominate the shoreline. Whether you’re fishing for salmon, bass, or carp, this guide will help you improve your technique, upgrade your equipment, and hook your prize fish.
307 Essential Skills and Tips Joe Cermele ... If you can find a videocassette case—maybe at a flea market or yard sale—it's easy to turn it into a cheap fly box. ... Pinned to your vest, this is the ultimate inexpensive field tool.
The Total Fly Fishing Manual is the most comprehensive collection of expert fly fishing advice and up-to-date gear reviews. This book gathers the best tips, old school-techniques that still deliver and adds a wealth of new material.
A comprehensive guide to fishing, including information on the best lures for particular fish, picking the right rod, and how to troubleshoot a boat's motor.
... ART DIRECTORS Kim Gray, James A. Walsh PRODUCTION MANAGER Judith Weber DIGITAL DIRECTOR Nate Matthews ONLINE CONTENT EDITOR David Maccar ONLINE PRODUCER Kurt Shulitz ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR Martin Leung 2 Park Avenue New York, ...
Make your next fishing trip the best yet with this expert guide to everything the modern fisherman needs to know.
When it comes to fishing, nobody knows more than the writers and editors at Field & Stream magazine--unless it's the local guides, prizewinners, and other experts they interviewed for this book.
A steelhead guide once told me, “With fly-fishing gear, you probably have only a couple of feet of drift on each cast when the fly is at the proper spot—when it's quartering downstream.” At any other point in its drift, ...
Brought to you in conjunction with L.L. Bean, America's most trusted name in outdoor apparel, and written by unquestioned experts in the field, this book is divided into four essential parts--General Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing for Bass, Fly ...
Counsels beginners on the fundamentals of fly fishing using illustrated guidelines that demonstrate everything from fishing ethics and safety practices to tying effective knots and casting a fly line. Original. 15,000 first printing.
When it comes to fishing in Canada and beyond, nobody knows more than the writers and editors at Field & Stream magazine--unless it's the local guides, lifelong ice-fishermen, and other regional experts they interviewed to create this book.