Nymphing: A Basic Book

Borger, Gary A.

ISBN 10: 0811710106 / ISBN 13: 9780811710107

Published by Stackpole Books, 1979

About this Item

Hardcover, in dustjacket. NAP. Signed, inscribed by the author on the title page. The binding is quite clean, with just a bit of VERY light rubbing at the spine extremities and lower corner tips. Some freckling to the page edges. Else the pages are clean. A bit of very light bumping at the DJ spine head; else the DJ is quite clean. ; B&W Illustrations; 26A; 9.2 X 6.0 X 0.5 inches; 192 pages; Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nymphing: A Basic Book
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811710106
• ISBN 13: 9780811710107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated by Robert H. Pils
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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."