The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Revised
Published on 24. January 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-1-4930-2579-4 (ISBN)
Description
Whether you're a soon-to-be fly fisher looking for the right book to get you started or you're reasonably proficient at at the sport and need a refresher course on tying knots for saltwater or the latest info on how to care for your waders or how to fish a dry fly in tricky currents, this invaluable best-selling guide is for you.
The latest and most up-to-date and trustworthy information on:
Tackle selection and care - rods, reels, lines, leaders, and knots
Casting - with instructive line drawings by Bob White
Hundreds of flies in full colour, including fifty new patterns
Presentation, striking, playing, and landing
Tactics for stream, stillwater, and salt
New techniques, including Tenkara and Czech nymphing
How to fish all the major game fish, fresh and saltwater, including salmon and steelhead
Plus a new chapter on conservation, stream etiquette, and giving back.
The latest and most up-to-date and trustworthy information on:
Tackle selection and care - rods, reels, lines, leaders, and knots
Casting - with instructive line drawings by Bob White
Hundreds of flies in full colour, including fifty new patterns
Presentation, striking, playing, and landing
Tactics for stream, stillwater, and salt
New techniques, including Tenkara and Czech nymphing
How to fish all the major game fish, fresh and saltwater, including salmon and steelhead
Plus a new chapter on conservation, stream etiquette, and giving back.
Reviews / Votes
This Guide may be the single most valuable item a novice angler can buy . . . and most of us would do well to re-read the sections on flies, fly selection, and stream tactics every spring before pulling on our waders for the first time.More details
Series
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Guilford
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1316 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-2579-4 (9781493025794)
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Additional editions
Tom Rosenbauer
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide
E-Book
05/2017
The Lyons Press
€23.73
Available for download
Person
Tom Rosenbauer has been a fly fisher for four decades, and was tying flies commercially at age fourteen. He is the author of numerous books, as well as countless articles for American Angler, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and other periodicals. He is a marketing manager with the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont, and lives in nearby Pawlet.
Content
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE. WHAT IS FLY FISHING?
CHAPTER TWO. FLY RODS AND LINE SIZES
CHAPTER THREE. LINES AND REELS
CHAPTER FOUR. GEAR AND ACCESSORIES
CHAPTER FIVE. LEADERS AND KNOTS
CHAPTER SIX. FLY CASTING
CHAPTER SEVEN. UNDERSTANDING FLIES AND WHAT THEY IMITATE
CHAPTER EIGHT. FLY SELECTION
CHAPTER NINE. STREAM TACTICS
CHAPTER TEN. STILLWATER TACTICS
CHAPTER ELEVEN. SALMON AND STEELHEAD
CHAPTER TWELVE. SALT WATER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. STRIKING, PLAYING, AND LANDING
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. CARE OF FLY-FISHINGTACKLE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. STREAM ETIQUETTE AND GIVING BACK
RESOURCES
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE. WHAT IS FLY FISHING?
CHAPTER TWO. FLY RODS AND LINE SIZES
CHAPTER THREE. LINES AND REELS
CHAPTER FOUR. GEAR AND ACCESSORIES
CHAPTER FIVE. LEADERS AND KNOTS
CHAPTER SIX. FLY CASTING
CHAPTER SEVEN. UNDERSTANDING FLIES AND WHAT THEY IMITATE
CHAPTER EIGHT. FLY SELECTION
CHAPTER NINE. STREAM TACTICS
CHAPTER TEN. STILLWATER TACTICS
CHAPTER ELEVEN. SALMON AND STEELHEAD
CHAPTER TWELVE. SALT WATER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. STRIKING, PLAYING, AND LANDING
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. CARE OF FLY-FISHINGTACKLE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. STREAM ETIQUETTE AND GIVING BACK
RESOURCES
INDEX