Fly Fishing in Salt Water (Revised Edition)
Language: English
Published by Lyons & Buford, 1986
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Douglas Park Media, Brunswick, ME, U.S.A.Douglas Park Media
AbeBooks seller since July 17, 2019
Condition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xiii, 242 pp including index, three parts and twelve chapters. Boards two tone blue covers with sharp silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Dust jacket & book itself has a bit of wear at the head of the spine. All in all, a quite nice copy with no apparent interior marking. ”In clear, practical terms and helpful photographs, author treats the techniques needed to catch all the major saltwater species - bonefish, tarpon, striped bass, bluefish, salmon, permit, snook, sharks, cobia, amberjack, tuna, and even billfish. It shows how to fish from boats and how to wade the flats, and fully explains all the tackle needed and how to use it for specific jobs - the rods, the lines and leaders, and the flies (which are shown in full color) . " Introduction by Frank Woolner. 4pp color photos of flies and well over a hundred b/w illustrations, mostly photos, with some drawings. Bernard "Lefty" Kreh (1925-2018) was an American fly fisherman, photographer and fly casting instructor who resided most recently in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Kreh is most known for being one of the pioneers of saltwater fly fishing and his book, Fly Fishing in Salt Water, is considered the seminal volume on the subject. Notably Kreh survived an accidental anthrax poisoning at Fort Detrick during a post WWII civilian employment. A prolific outdoor journalist he retired as the outdoor editor of the Baltimore Sun.…
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- Title
- Fly Fishing in Salt Water (Revised Edition)
- Author
- Kreh,Lefty
- Publisher
- Lyons & Buford
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0941130665
- ISBN 13
- 9780941130660
- Illustrator
- Lewis, Barabra
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Printing
- 5th or later Printing
- Item weight
- 660 grams
- Dimensions
- 7.25 inches width by 1 inch height by 9.5 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Fishing, Nature/Outdoors
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Review
Why fish salt water with a fly? Because, says Kreh, it combines the best physical and cerebral aspects of fishing and hunting, with the added complication that "no stocked fish roam the seas." Unlike trout fishing ("Trout fishing writers have always tended to complicate a rather simple sport," carps Kreh), where the angler must understand from the start that trout in a pool are relatively stationary creatures that exist only on the food available in that pool, saltwater species are fish in transit, constantly on the move, often in schools, and they gulp down anything they run into. Kreh's bible begins by engraving that difference in stone. Then it patiently introduces you to the sport's basics step by step: the necessary tackle and how to care for it; technique; fly patterns; fish behavior; the long cast; understanding tides and where fish are likely located; and specifics of deepwater fishing, inshore fishing, and fishing at sea from boats.
"The sea has always been a fascination to me, and the creatures in it offer the greatest challenge a fly rodder will ever know," writes Kreh. His unparalleled infectious enthusiasm--just look at the cover photo of the author: a happy man if ever there was one--and expertise make that challenge as reachable as it is alluring. --Jeff Silverman
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Douglas Park Media
Brunswick, ME, U.S.A.
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In addition to a large collections of 19th century children’s books, and adult fiction we have a broad array of art books, reference materials, religion and philosophy. Lately I have been cataloguing 19th century travelogues. Also available is a large collection of 19th century and early 20th century periodicals, some bound, some still in their original condition: The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, The Century Illustrated, Lippincott’s, Putnam, The North American Review, Scribner’s, St. Nicholas Magazine. Many are not yet listed so inquiries for specific editions are welcomed. Publication dates tend to run from about 1780 to about 1960.…
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