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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Gierach travels across North America from the Pacific Northwest to the Canadian Maritimes to seek out quintessential fishing experiences. Whether he's fishing a busy stream or a secluded lake amid snow-capped mountains, Gierach insists that fishing is always the answer-- even when it's not clear what the question is.
Author
Series
Publisher
Imbrifex Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It may be a "best-kept secret," but central Texas has some of the best fly fishing in America. With Texas native and fly fishing expert Aaron Reed as your guide, enjoy dozens of wades and paddles, all within easy reach of Austin. Discover secluded spring creeks braced by soaring limestone cliffs. Wade in broad pools dotted with lily pads and stands of water willow. Paddle deep, slow rivers. Easy-to-follow narrative, detailed maps, and gorgeous color...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
In this eclectic collection of essays -- forty-five in all -- William Tapply moves with remarkable ease from the quirky to the lyrical to the downright hilarious. To wit, Tapply explores the frenzy that leads him to "forego sleeping and eating and nursing important relationships and earning a living" in order to be where the salmon and bass are. He details the fly-fishing corollaries of Murphy's Law (such as, "If you drop a reel onto the pavement,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A collection of fly-fishing essays reflects the author's visits to regions ranging from the Smokies and eastern Tennessee to the Canadian Maritimes and Mexico, where he explored such topics as fishing etiquette, mosquitoes, and the charms of third-rate streams.
9) Fly-fishing
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Explains the equipment, skills, and techniques needed for fly-fishing. Vibrant photographs and clear text help readers understand and imagine this fascinating way to explore the outdoors.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In David Coggins's previous book, The Optimist, he tackles the techniques of fly fishing and meditates on its virtues, recounting his triumphs and frustrations. Now, in The Believer, he deftly mixes travel, local cultures, further fishing challenges (some knee-buckling in their disappointment), and details his own experience as life and love crowd his time to fish. Self-consciously--and self-deprecatingly--Coggins embarks on seven far-flung fishing...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
For the millions of fly fishers who are passionate about their sport, this gorgeous book is both a visual feast and the perfect reference. The Art of the Fishing Fly includes a history of fly fishing focusing on the evolution of fishing flies; a guide to essential equipment; a how-to section on tying three key flies by three top fly tyers; and essays by noted experts. The book's core includes 75 profiles of flies--the soul of the sport--with absolutely...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, something unique happened in the quiet little town on the west coast of Florida known as Homosassa. The best fly anglers in the world--Lefty Kreh, Stu Apte, Ted Williams, Tom Evans, Billy Pate and others--all gathered together to chase the same Holy Grail--the world record for the world's most glamorous and sought-after fly rod species, the tarpon. The anglers would meet each morning for breakfast. They would compete...
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Hughes takes a subject that has been considered complex and confusing and makes it understandable, presenting the information that you really need to improve your tying and your fishing. Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters is the step-by-step reference to tying and fishing every nymph. Filled with good advice from a trusted master of the subject, it is the most thorough and enjoyable book about selecting, tying, and fishing nymphs that has ever been...
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Learn all the essential tying techniques for the top streamer patterns from master fly tier Charlie Craven. The 18 featured patterns with recipes and complete step-by-step instructions include a mix of classic and modern patterns to showcase not only fish-catching flies, but also the best range of techniques. Includes tips from other top tiers, the latest information on new materials, 50 additional top patterns and recipes, and more than 1200 color...
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