Author : Tim Weed
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780997452846
A high mountain lake in the Colorado Rockies is the point of departure for these wide-ranging stories of dark adventure. From the tidal waters of Nantucket to the ancient cobblestones of Europe, from the Orinoco Basin to Cuba and the high-altitude summit of an Andean volcano, A FIELD GUIDE TO MURDER AND FLY FISHING speaks to the inextricability of exterior and interior experience and to the conflicting magnetism of solitude versus friendship, brotherhood, and love.
Author : Tom Rosenbauer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 26,40 MB
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1493002511
This handy reference and guidebook covers the essential elements of this most exciting form of fly fishing, including tips on how to select the right dry fly for the situation, the best types of water and the best times of day to fish dries, identifying riseforms and what the fish are eating, special leaders and the right rod and line, and ways to present the fly to make it look natural. Also included are valuable tips on how to approach a rising fish without spooking it, and how to cast the fly on fast, slow, or still water to obtain the best results. Whether you are fishing the water for unseen trout or for rising selective feeders, this pocket reference book should always be in your tackle bag or vest. Illustrated with color photographs and superb drawings by Rod Walinchus, this pocket guide will prove indispensable for beginners and experts alike.
Author : Tom Rosenbauer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 37,99 MB
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493025805
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.
Author : Tom Rosenbauer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 37,88 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493002554
Every fly fisher knows how crucial leader construction and knot tying are. But with continual changes in line technology, what served as effective leader and tippet connections a decade ago might not be optimal now. By updating the original Orvis Streamside Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets, this handy take-along book addresses the technical issues surrounding leaders and connections in relation to state-of-the-art line materials and types, and details the best overall knots for fly-line connections. Staying connected to the fish just got easier.
Author : Dennis Bitton
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 23,53 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fly fishing
ISBN :
Author : Tom Rosenbauer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 24,17 MB
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493025821
This essential book on fly tying will teach anyone how to tie flies. All the important techniques are illustrated with color photographs, from starting the thread on the hook to whip finishing. The book lays the basic ground work by fully explaining simple tying techniques, and then progresses to detailed tying instructions for some of the most popular, modern patterns. How to choose and prepare the correct material, and all the necessary tying steps for each fly, are detailed in superb, large, color photographs. Even if you have no previous tying experience, you'll be able to tie dries, nymphs, streamers, saltwater offerings, and bass bugs after just a few sessions with this book. The tyer is then advised how to progress to similar patterns using the same basic techniques. Also included is a huge reference of fly patterns - more than four hundred flies from the Orvis catalog are shown in full color, along with the tying recipes and proportions for each one. This book, drawing from the Orvis Company's vast resources and teaching experience and written by an author whose name is synonymous with Orvis, has become the bible for fly-tyers of all skill levels.
Author : Dan Johnson
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 2008-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781591930815
Make identifying fish easy and enjoyable. This field guide by Dan Johnson features detailed information about 70 types of Arizona fish, and the book's waterproof pages make it perfect for the dock or boat. Identify your catches with the intricately detailed fish illustrations, and verify them using the "Similar Species" comparison features. Then read fascinating facts on spawning behavior, feeding habits and more. Plus, match up your best catches against the state and North American records. With inside information for locating fishing hotspots, this book is essential for every tackle box, beach bag, RV and cabin.
Author : Anthony Vinson Smith
Publisher : No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guidebooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,60 MB
Release : 2017-06-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781892469212
This guide gives you a quick, clear understanding of the essential information you'll need to fly fish North Carolina's most outstanding waters.
Author : Glenn Tinnin
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 13,98 MB
Release : 1999-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781892469021
Arizona has a wonderful variety of waters to fly fish from the hot desert floor to cool alpine forests and higher! Here you'll find favorite trout waters from the famous Lees Ferry to small mountain lakes. Also included are some fine reservoirs and streams where one can fly fish for bass.
Author : Joe Cermele
Publisher : Weldon Owen
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781616288730
From the same team that brought you the Total Fishing Manual , comes the book fly fishing fanatics have been waiting for: The Total Fly Fishing Manual: 307 Tips and Tricks from Expert Anglers. 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. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover—this manual is the perfect gift! Filled with over 300 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 needed for the job. As well as practical skills like tying a Palomar knot, how to unravel flylines, 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. Packaged in a durable, wipe-clean flexicover with metallic corner-guards, this practical manual withstands heavy-duty use indoors and out.
