The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide is the best-selling book for fly anglers! Whether you're a soon-to-be fly fisher looking for the right book to get you started or you're reasonably proficient at the sport and need a refresher course on tying knots for saltwater or the latest info on how to care for your waders or how to fish a dry fly in tricky currents, this invaluable, best-selling guide is for you. The latest, most up-to-date and trustworthy information on: *tackle selection and care-rods, reels, lines, leaders and knots *casting with instructive line drawings by Bob White * hundreds of flies in full color, including 50 new patterns *presentation, striking, playing and landing *tactics for stream, stillwater and salt *new techniques including Tenkara and Czech nymphing * how to fish all the major gamefish, fresh and saltwater, including salmon and steelhead *plus a new chapter on conservation, stream etiquette and giving back
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1493025791
ISBN-13
9781493025794
eBay Product ID (ePID)
227713525
Product Key Features
Book Title
Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide
Author
Tom Rosenbauer
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Fishing
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
408 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11.1in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
8.4in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Sh456.R66 2017
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
This Guide may be the single most valuable item a novice angler can buy . . . and most of us would do well to re-read the sections on flies, fly selection, and stream tactics every spring before pulling on our waders for the first time.
Table of Content
CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE. WHAT IS FLY FISHING? CHAPTER TWO. FLY RODS AND LINE SIZES CHAPTER THREE. LINES AND REELS CHAPTER FOUR. GEAR AND ACCESSORIES CHAPTER FIVE. LEADERS AND KNOTS CHAPTER SIX. FLY CASTING CHAPTER SEVEN. UNDERSTANDING FLIES AND WHAT THEY IMITATE CHAPTER EIGHT. FLY SELECTION CHAPTER NINE. STREAM TACTICS CHAPTER TEN. STILLWATER TACTICS CHAPTER ELEVEN. SALMON AND STEELHEAD CHAPTER TWELVE. SALT WATER CHAPTER THIRTEEN. STRIKING, PLAYING, AND LANDING CHAPTER FOURTEEN. CARE OF FLY-FISHINGTACKLE CHAPTER FIFTEEN. STREAM ETIQUETTE AND GIVING BACK RESOURCES INDEX