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Idaho's clear flowing rivers are world famous for fly fishing, but
finding that elusive perfect spot to land a trophy in the vast
wilderness requires a lot of time and knowledge. Fortunately,
writer, angler and conservationist Chris Hunt has traveled to some
of the state's most idyllic areas to find the best fishing the Gem
State has to offer. Adventurous anglers can follow his directions
off the beaten path to enjoy excellent scenery and even better
fishing. Brimming with expert tips and seasonal strategies for each
location, this handy guide will find its place in a dry pocket for
every successful excursion.
An Advanced Course in Fly Fishing The mission of The Little Red
Book of Fly Fishing was to demystify and un-complicate the tricks
and tips that make a great trout fisher. There are no complicated
physics lessons in that book. Rather, The Little Red Book of Fly
Fishing offered a simple, digestible primer on the basic elements
of fly fishing: the cast, presentation, reading water, and
selecting flies. In this, The Little Black Book of Fly Fishing,
authors Kirk Deeter and Chris Hunt take you to the next level,
building upon what Deeter and Charlie Meyers did in The Little Red
Book. The Little Black Book will helps fly fishers build upon what
they learned in the Little Red Book. Read this valuable,
thought-provoking guidebook, and you'll be at the point where
you'll be catching fish when no one else is, and you'll know
exactly why you are. Advanced casting, presentation, reading the
water, fly selection, and much more, including proper gear
selection, are all covered. The table of contents, below, explains
it all. The Little Black Book of Fly Fishing Acknowledgments
Foreword Introduction Part 1: CASTING A double-haul is really
important, and not just in the salt Teaching someone new? Start
with Tenkara Everybody needs a casting lesson. Everybody. Casting
longer leaders 'Casting' nymphs under indicators Get a practice rod
How to cast a 15-foot leader (and why you should) Casting at
taillights The cast killer Your casting stroke follow joints by
size Challenge your cast Great casts are the ones that get bit
Score your casts like golf strokes; fewer is better The sand-save
cast A reach cast is worth a thousand mends Five feet short on
purpose (the linear false cast) Be Lefty in the salt, and Rajeff in
the fresh Give yourself a "D" Beating wind Don't out-kick your
coverage Part 2: PRESENTATION Fast strip for saltwater predators A
swirl, not a rise Casting streamers upstream Carp: Not just for
city kids Step out of your comfort zone What are the birds after?
The potato chip fakeout Why natives matter But I still love brown
trout best Micro-drag: where you stand matters You'll never beat a
fish into submission Take it to the lake Float tubes and garbage
cans Food never attacks fish A case for the dry-fly snob Go Deep in
the name of fish research Roll fish for fun They're in skinny water
for a reason The cafeteria line The escape hatch Part 3: READING
WATER (AND FISH) The stripset Covering water Skate and twitch big
flies in low light Rod tip down for streamers Weight an unweighted
fly with fly-tying beads instead of split-shot Urban angling Get in
shape. Stay in shape. Dry your fly first, apply floatant second
Most fish (and some bugs) face upstream-present accordingly Head
up, game over Step when you streamer Babysit your flies ID the
"player" and get after it Gin clear water Flat calm water
Developing "TSP" (trout sensory perception) A fish doesn't see like
humans do Walk on The 10 second rule Like a dog on a leash Tip up
or tip down? The keys to spotting fish The full-court press usually
fails Use the whole spice cabinet River personalities and
handshakes What the cloud layers tell you Knowing what they are not
doing is equally important as knowing what they are Upwelling v.
the straight seam The speed of the strike is proportionate to the
depth of the water (in rivers) See this, do that Part 4: FLIES UV
resin in home-tied flies Nymphs on the swing Multi-purpose flies
Sparse for saltwater UV parachute posts Tip the fly for tying
parachute posts Caddis: the most dishonest fly ever Wire or tinsel
for dry flies The "pellet fly" you can feel good about Practice,
practice, practice Peacock herl ... and why it works The mystery of
the Purple Prince Nymph Profile is everything The Adams family
Lethal mice The Mole Fly miracle Bob Behnke on colors Terrestrials
are opportunity bugs The end of the duck Colors change with depth
Un-matching the hatch The monkey poo fly Part 5: MISC. (Everything
from gear, to fighting fish and angler ethics) Fly reels for trout
are just line holders Fly reels matter for saltwater fish Faster
rods aren't always better You get what you pay for Pride cometh
before the fall Sheet-metal screws Wire for predators Quick-dry
attire for the flats ABC. Anything But Cotton Snip your tippet at
an angle Rod weight depends on fly types The best loop knot...
perfection 7X tippet is BS Colors and camo above the surface
Guitars and fly rods Bucket list places Tiger snakes and long
hemostats It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n roll
Score fishing like cricket It's okay to fail I cheer for the fish
In Casting Seaward, author, naturalist, and educator Steve Ramirez
expands beyond the geographical scope of his first two books by
traveling thousands of miles by plane, motor vehicle, boat, and
foot pursuing the native gamefish of North America's salt and
brackish water habitats. This journey includes following anadromous
fish like salmon from the ocean's depth to the shallowest
tributaries of Alaskan rivers, and following rivers and streams
from their freshwater sources to their brackish water deltas. In
the course of this journey, Ramirez explores and fishes portions of
the entire American coastline from the Northern Atlantic coast to
the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and up the Pacific coast
from California to Alaska. The entirety of this sojourn was written
while traveling through the COVID-19 pandemic, and it touches on
the lessons that challenges such as global pandemics, global
ecological and sociological disruption, and global opportunities
for positive learning and change can teach us about nature and
human nature. Most of all, Casting Seaward is a celebration of the
bounty and beauty of our water-covered planet, and a recognition of
its increasingly rarefied qualities. Each story is told in part
through the eyes of the people who have lived alongside, and come
to love, these waters and fish. Woven throughout these adventures
are the stories of the people he meets and befriends while pursuing
a mutual love of nature and the best of human nature, as the first
criterion for finding common ground. Casting Seaward is an
enthralling exploration, an insightful warning and call to action,
and an exceedingly hopeful story in an all-too-often seemingly
hopeless time. It is a story of fishing and friendship. It is a
story of humanity's impact on nature, and nature's impact on
humanity. It is our story, in this pivotal moment in the history of
humanity and the living blue planet we call home.
Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream and Charlie Meyers of the Denver
Post, crack open their notebooks and share expert advice on flies,
casting, reading the water, and much more. The mission of The
Little Red Book of Fly Fishing is to demystify and un-complicate
the tricks and tips that make a great trout fisher. There are no
complicated physics lessons here. Rather, conceived in the "take
dead aim" spirit of Harvey Penick's classic instructional on golf,
The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing offers a simple, digestible
primer on the basic elements of fly fishing: the cast,
presentation, reading water, and selecting flies. The Table of
Contents includes: Part One: The Cast: 45 Tips to Help You Cast
Straighter, Longer, and More Accurately Part Two: Presentation: 60
Tips to Help you Place and Drift Your Flies So that Trout Will Want
to Eat Them Part Three: Reading Water: 37 Tips to Help You Find
Trout in a Rive and Effectively Cast to them Part Four: 43 Tips to
Help You Select, Rig, and Fish the Right Fly at the Right Time in
the Right Way Part Five: Miscellaneous: 65 Tips on Fighting Fish,
Wading, Choosing Ger, and Everything Else That Matters In the end,
this collection of 240 tips is one of the most insightful, plainly
spoken, and entertaining works on this sport-one that will serve
both novices and experts alike in helping them reflect and hone-in
their approaches to fly fishing.
Through his inviting writing style, Trout Magazine's Deeter makes
the case for pursuing these wary, hard-fighting fish on the fly.
This contemporary, how-to-guide explains why carp are often the
species of choice for fly-fishing guides. It covers the carp's
biology, behaviour, diet, and the challenges they pose for even the
most accomplished fly fisherman. Over 50 colour photographs and
pattern recipes with 10 situational illustrations are included.
'Enjoy the journey that comes with fly f ishing for carp. And leave
your 4-weight home.' Chris Hunt, Trout Unlimited
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