The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide
Published on 1. May 2017
408 pages
978-1-4930-2580-0 (ISBN)
Description
Now for the first time in ten years, The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide appears in a revised edition that solidifies its place as the flagship title of the Orvis brand. A best-selling, fully illustrated, and comprehensive book, this large-format volume has been required reading for every angler for nearly three decades. Included here are instructions for tackle selection; casting and presentation; flies and their specific uses; successful techniques on stream, pond, or ocean; and the select tackle, flies, and methods for pursuing every major gamefish in fresh and salt water, from bass to bonefish, tarpon to trout.
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Edition
Revised
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Globe Pequot Press
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
200 Color Illustrations, 225 Color Photos
File size
61,48 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-2580-0 (9781493025800)
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Tom Rosenbauer
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Revised
Book
01/2018
The Lyons Press
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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
- Intro
- 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
