"[Stroup's] seven common-sense principles along with the illustrations by Dave Hall take a lot of the frustrating guesswork out of what many consider a difficult sport. . . . Reading the book is like having a guide accompany you on every trip to a stream, and it should be a valuable addition to your fly-fishing library."
--Charles Meck, from the foreword
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Veteran guide Eric Stroup's articles appear in Fly Fisherman, Eastern Fly Fishing, and Mid Atlantic Fly Fisher, and he is featured in the two-volume DVD Practical Fly Patterns that Catch Trout. He owns and operates Spruce Creek Fly Company, a guide service, school, and lodge specializing in wellness retreats, in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania. Charles Meck is the author of more than 12 fly-fishing and fly-tying books. He lives in Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania, and Mesa, Arizona.
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2010). 2010 1st edition. 8vo paperback (140 x 210mm). Ppxii,140. B/w illustrations. Slight soiling to edges, else fine new copy. Practical fly-fishing tips from a guide who knows how to teach. Seven simple easy-to-understand lessons on often-overlooked fundamentals: drift, reading water, position of angler and rod, casting, line control and mending. Includes chapters on dry fly fishing, nymphing, best rigs and guide flies. "Stroup's seven common-sense principles along with the illustrations by Dave Hall take a lot of the frustrating guesswork out of what many consider a difficult sport. Reading the book is like having a guide accompany you on every trip to a stream, and it should be a valuable addition to your fly-fishing library." (Charles Meck). Contents include:- Drift; Reading the water; Approach; Casting; Line control; Rod position; Mending; Nymphing; Dry-fly fishing; Rigs for success; Guide flies. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 12.95. Seller Inventory # 23008
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