Essential Fly Fishing

Tom Meade

ISBN 10: 1493050362 / ISBN 13: 9781493050369

Published by Rowman and Littlefield, US, 2020

About this Item

Essential Fly Fishing - an all-colour handbook - presents the fundamentals of this great sport quickly and effectively. Proven teaching techniques and bright, helpful colour illustrations will enable new fly fishers to: find fish in streams, lakes, and salt water; select and assemble proper, balanced tackle; cast a fly line with authority - with rhythm, not strength; recognise and learn to simulate natural fish foods; learn techniques that really work; tie effective knots that have maximum strength; and begin the endlessly interesting process of tying your own flies. This book concisely explains fishing ethics, offers helpful safety precautions, and defines basic angling terms. The chapter on fly-rod fish describes the unique sport that many species - from trout to whitefish - offer fly fishers. Essential Fly Fishing is a crisp, helpful, superbly illustrated primer of the highest rank.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781493050369

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essential Fly Fishing
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield, US
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1493050362
• ISBN 13: 9781493050369
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: White, Bob
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Essential Fly Fishing - an all-color handbook - presents the fundamentals of this great sport quickly and effectively. Proven teaching techniques and bright, helpful color illustrations will enable new fly fishers to: find fish in streams, lakes, and salt water; select and assemble proper, balanced tackle; cast a fly line with authority - with rhythm, not strength; recognize and learn to simulate natural fish foods; learn techniques that really work; tie effective knots that have maximum strength; and begin the endlessly interesting process of tying your own flies. This book concisely explains fishing ethics, offers helpful safety precautions, and defines basic angling terms. The chapter on fly-rod fish describes the unique sport that many species - from trout to whitefish - offer fly fishers. Essential Fly Fishing is a crisp, helpful, superbly illustrated primer of the highest rank.

About the Author

Tom Meade is the outdoor sports columnist for the Providence Journal-Bulletin, and a former editor for Fly Fisherman and Fishing & Hunting News. He lives in North Kingstown, RI.