Basic Fly Fishing
All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started
Published on 8. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-0-8117-3303-8 (ISBN)
Description
Many people are intimidated by the subtleties of fly casting and the myriad of flies when fly fishing. Fly fishing requires knowledge about casting, fly selection, knot tying, reading the water and tactics. Basic Fly Fishing provides the reader with these essential facts and more.
Chapters include rod, reel and fly selection; casting instructions with step-by-step photographs; six knots you need to know; and how to find trout, set the hook and play the fish.
It also instructs you on the double haul cast used for catching bass and pike.
Chapters include rod, reel and fly selection; casting instructions with step-by-step photographs; six knots you need to know; and how to find trout, set the hook and play the fish.
It also instructs you on the double haul cast used for catching bass and pike.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
40 Illustrations, color; 80 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 288 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
548 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8117-3303-8 (9780811733038)
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Person
Lefty Kreh has been an outdoor writer for more than 45 years and was named "Angler of the Year" by Fly Rod and Reel magazine in 1997. He currently can be seen fishing with Tom Brokaw, Yvon Chouinard (founder of Patagonia), and Michael Keaton on the Outdoor Channel's Buccaneers & Bones. He lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Barry and Cathy Beck are renowned outdoor photographers based in Benton, Pennsylvania. Jay Nichols is the former managing editor of Fly Fisherman magazine and lives in Pennsylvania.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Gear
2. Knots and Rigging Up
3. Casting
4. Trout Flies
5. Trout Fishing
6. Fly-Fishing for Bass and Pike
Resources
Introduction
1. Gear
2. Knots and Rigging Up
3. Casting
4. Trout Flies
5. Trout Fishing
6. Fly-Fishing for Bass and Pike
Resources