The Orvis Streamside Guide to Approach and Presentation: Riffles, Runs, Pocket Water, and Much More (Orvis Guides) - Softcover

Rosenbauer, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1620876205 ISBN 13: 9781620876206

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2013

Synopsis

I know how to cast, I know my knots, and I can tell a dry from a wet fly. What next? This pocket guide shows the fly fisher where to cast, why, and what kind of fly to use. It can be studied prior to a fishing trip or used in the water.

Streamers, nymphs, wets, and dry flies are detailed with diagrams and color photographs. The book is organized by water types, and once you identify what kind of water you are facing—riffles, runs, pocket water, or deep slow water—you can then decide what kind of fly to use, what leader is appropriate, and how to present the fly. Chapters cover topics such as:

• How to enter a pool
• Angle and attitude of approach
• Midstream rocks
• Head, middle, and tail of a pool
• Riffles and runs
• Etiquette
• And much more!

No more days of returning without a catch. With the extensive experience and knowledge of author Tom Rosenbauer, you can use his no-nonsense tips to identify appropriate fly-fishing wet and dry flies, adapt to current water conditions, and cast with confidence.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Rosenbauer began commercial fly tying at age fourteen, and he has been a fly fisher for over forty years. He is the author of fifteen books, including The Orvis Guide to Reading Trout Streams, The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, and Fly Fishing in America. He has worked for Orvis for thirty-six years. He is the Fly Rod & Reel 2011 Angler of the Year.

From Library Journal

Although these four books are loaded with information, their size (61/2 inches high) will cause problems on library shelves, and the conventional paper and binding leaves them vulnerable to water damage (they are designed to fit into a pocket and be taken along on fishing trips). Despite the flaws, the entire series is worth purchasing for libraries that circulate flyfishing books. The best of the guides is The Orvis Streamside Guide to Approach and Presentation, which discusses where to find trout and how to catch them. As with all of the guides, the photos and drawings are well selected and produced, and the book is well written and easy to understand. The Orvis Streamside Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets, which covers an underappreciated area of an overanalyzed sport, is also useful, but The Orvis Streamside Guide to Trout Foods and Their Imitations is rather too general. However, it does contain some of the best insect photography available. Although it is probably easier to learn opera singing than fly casting from a book, The Orvis Streamside Guide to Fly Casting is no better or worse than the majority of other books on the topic. Overall, this set is a good value for fly fishers.DJeff Grossman, Milwaukee Area Tech. Coll.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1620876205
• ISBN 13: 9781620876206
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112