NYMPHING: A BASIC BOOK. By Gary A. Borger.

Borger (Gary A.).

ISBN 10: 0811710106 / ISBN 13: 9780811710107

Published by Stackpole Books. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 1979, 1979

About this Item

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 235mm). Pp192. B/w line illustrations by Robert H. Pils, bibliography. Brown boards titled in gilt. Edges foxed, gift inscription to end-paper but good-plus in faded and used dust-wrapper. "An easy-to-use guide to identifying, tying and fishing artificial nymphs". "Nymphs - the underwater stages of the aquatic insects - comprise ninety percent of the trout's diet. Knowing how to identify nymphs, tie successful imitations, and fish them correctly are essential flyfishing skills. (This book) presents a basic approach to all these techniques in one comprehensive lesson, covering both the traditional and new theories about fishing the underwater fly." Chapters include: Equipment; Line control; Biology of the trout; Lies of the trout; Nymphing the film; Strip/tease nymph fishing; Old standby; Caddis mania; Wingshooting and the junping nymph; The long tippet; Strike indicators and shotgunning for trout; Secret of the wooly worm. Appendices are: The deadly dozen - twelve of the most useful flies, with tying instructions; Keys to the subaquatic food organisms of the trout; Annotated bibliography; Annotated list of reference texts and keys used for identification of invertebrate food organisms of the trout." .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: NYMPHING: A BASIC BOOK. By Gary A. Borger.
• Publisher: Stackpole Books. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 1979
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811710106
• ISBN 13: 9780811710107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Identify nymphs, tie imitations, and fish them successfully

Casting, finding lies, detecting the strike, fishing depth, tackle, proper presentation

Insights into the retrieve, nymphing the film, and finding fish in still water

Basic nymph fishing approach and presentation teams with trout physiology--what the trout sees and hears. A pictorial key to identifying nymphs is based on reliable, nonscientific characteristics that the beginner can use on stream. Presenting the fly correctly and detecting the strike are particularly elusive skills, and even the veteran fly fisher will find something useful.

Review

While most of us, if we had our druthers, would cast dry flies to rising fish all day long, the fact remains that a trout takes 90 percent of its prey below the surface. It doesn't require a marine biologist to figure out that on certain days--when the hatch is off--you need nymphs if you want to feel that telltale tug at the end of your line. To this end, Gary Borger provides a comprehensive guide to identifying, tying, and fishing artificial nymph patterns. Chapters on line control (casting and mending), trout biology, reading the water, and fly selection are presented in clear language along with ample drawings and diagrams. As the author writes in his preface, "Fly fishing, and nymphing in particular, is more than just a method of catching trout.... it is an open-ended learning experience with lessons in ecology, limnology, botany, ichthyology, natural history, and much more."