Download or read book Drag Free Drift written by Joseph A. Kissane and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Design, materials, knots, casting Fly fishermen often pay too little attention to the eight or nine feet of monafilament that connects their hundred dollars of gear to their fly. But this least expensive component-the leader-is the one most directly connected to fishing success. To fool a trout, a leader must drop a fly lightly on the water and then let it drift naturally, without drag. This groundbreaking work reveals the principles behind leaders that catch fish and provides everything you need to start tying your own, including the ideal proportions of butt, taper, and tippet, the best materials and knots for various applications, and how leaders can be modified and adapted. It also covers techniques of casting to minimize drag and enhance presentation.
Download or read book Dynamic Nymphing written by George Daniel and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced tight line nymphing tactics, including Czech, Polish, French, Spanish, and American techniques.
Download or read book 365 Fly Fishing Tips for Trout Bass and Panfish written by Skip Morris and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fly fishers are always looking for useful, reliable, and trustworthy tips to improve their fishing. Veteran author and fly fisherman Skip Morris gives a year’s worth of practical tips for taking trout, large and smallmouth bass, and panfish from streams and lakes in a handy, easy-to-read and grasp format. Tips include info on casting, finding fish, rigs and strategies for using them, techniques, the right tackle, knots, hooking, playing and landing fish, releasing, fishing lingo and terms, and staying safe. For further help, the tips are illustrated with instructive line drawings and color photos.
Download or read book Tactical Fly Fishing written by Devin Olsen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devin Olsen explains how the techniques he has used to become a repeat medalist in fly fishing competitions around the world can be adapted to everyday fly fishing situations. He covers strategies, tactics, and flies for rivers, small streams, and still waters, allowing anyone to fish more successfully by applying the approaches taken by competitive anglers.
Download or read book Drag Free Drift written by Joseph A. Kissane and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design, materials, knots, casting Includes LeaderCalc CD with tables for every variation of leader Fly fishermen often pay too little attention to the eight or nine feet of monafilament that connects their hundred dollars of gear to their fly. But this least expensive component-the leader-is the one most directly connected to fishing success. To fool a trout, a leader must drop a fly lightly on the water and then let it drift naturally, without drag. This groundbreaking work reveals the principles behind leaders that catch fish and provides everything you need to start tying your own, including the ideal proportions of butt, taper, and tippet, the best materials and knots for various applications, and how leaders can be modified and adapted. It also covers techniques of casting to minimize drag and enhance presentation.
Download or read book Smallmouth written by Dave Karczynski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smallmouth bass swim in more streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs than any other gamefish, and exceptional, world-class fishing opportunities for them are found across the country, from the John Day River in Oregon to the Great Lakes, to Maine’s Penobscot. While numerous books have been written on smallmouth, this is the first book to cover the cutting edge techniques and fly patterns being used by some of the country’s top fly fishing guides. Though most of these flies and techniques have been developed and refined in the rivers and lakes of the Midwest (a hotbed of smallmouth fly fishing) anglers can adapt them for their waters. Cutting edge fly patterns for smallmouth, including full color plates and recipes, as well as new techniques for fishing these patterns A “tips” section from various guides, both old school and new, including Luke Kavajecz, Kyle Zempel, Austin Adduci, Kip Vieth, and Bart Landwehr Covers smallmouth bass essentials including biology, behavior, and where to find trophy bass Interviews with Mike Schultz, Lefty Kreh, Chuck Kraft, and Larry Dahlberg
Download or read book Fishing the Dry Fly as a Living Insect written by Leonard M. Wright and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joe Humphreys s Trout Tactics written by Joe Humphreys and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated classic now available in hardcover. Tips on casting, nymph and wet fly patterns, hints on controlling fishing depth, and much more.
Download or read book Nymph Masters written by Jason Randall and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder what it would be like to take a fishing trip with the country’s best anglers? Author Jason Randall fishes with fly fishing giants such as George Daniel, Landon Mayer, Lefty Kreh, Ed Jaworowski, Ed Engle, Gary Borger, and Joe Humphreys and shares their top nymphing techniques, flies, and tactics with you. Randall covers everything from rigging flies, reading the water, casting, and fighting fish as he travels the country, from Pennsylvania to Alaska, in his quest to learn the methods of the masters.
Download or read book Nymph Fishing written by George Daniel and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling author George Daniel shares expert tactics and techniques for a new generation of nymph anglers. He covers specialized equipment, flies, and presentations, focusing on advanced lessons and tips for anglers with a solid grasp of fundamentals. Important technique sequences and fly patterns are photographed in detail.
Download or read book Strip Set written by George Daniel and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive book on tactics for streamers, including new approaches for trout, steelhead, muskie, and bass. Features over 450 detailed photos and illustrations of casting and presenting streamers.
Download or read book The Ramblings of an Aging Angler written by Al Simpson and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-06-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “His presentation of the what, how, when, where and why of the sport is eloquent in the clarity and precision of his writing. He provides a wealth of practical information, embellished with personal observations, and quotes from past masters.” -Richard Robinson, Master professional golf instructor, author, and fisherman “This book is an excellent resource for beginning anglers, and a very entertaining read even for those with decades of experience on the water.” -Justin Witt, International outfitter, guide, contributor to “The Flyfish Journal” ________________________________________________________________________ With fifty years of fly-fishing experience, Al Simpson has written an engaging book about fly-fishing for trout. It is packed with information helpful to anglers of all skill levels. Insights are frequently presented through a streamside experience. Topics include getting started, equipment, casting, trout feeding behavior, flies, reading the water, presentation, and seasons. He also discusses controversial topics like etiquette, stocking, and restoration of native trout. The work is richly enhanced with over 200 color photos and line drawings. It joins the short list of must-reads for trout anglers. The author began fly-fishing in 1962. He lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and has fished the mid-Atlantic’s trout streams extensively. Summers have always included fishing in the northern Rockies. Now retired from the University of Virginia where he practiced and taught cardiology, he and wife Ginny spend their summers in Montana. They frequently travel to trout venues about the globe. A lifetime member of Trout Unlimited, he served as vice president on Virginia’s state council. He works part-time for Orvis as a fly-fishing retail specialist, and teaches fly-fishing. Local sports clubs frequently invite him to speak and conduct fly-fishing clinics. An avid blogger on all things related to fly- fishing for trout, he has an international following.
Download or read book Contact Nymphing written by David Martin and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in competition nymphing techniques give us new tools to effectively fish when there is no activity on the surface. But it has not always been easy to see how to apply these innovations in the real world - until now. Contact Nymphing is the latest evolution of euro nymphing and tight line nymphing. To use this technique, you don't need any specific fly line or rod, as it is in the rig where the great innovation is. It has technical advantages permitting the execution of drag-free drifts with ultrasensitive strike detection. You can successfully fish the complicated currents and water types you used to overlook. It allows the fishing depth to be changed through presentation adjustments, permitting a dynamic nymphing approach. The book breaks down the learning process into a step-by-step approach. It explains the technique in an easy-to-understand manner with the use of many illustrations. It presents innovative technical information and advanced techniques that will make a difference in your nymphing skills. You will learn: - Dynamics of dead drifts and drag forces - How to employ the right tension by reading the sighter - Fishing at different depths without modifying the rig - How to fish riffles, runs, pockets, pools, slow runs, flats, and tail-outs - How to manage the 3D entry angles for drift control - The 7 tools for drift and depth control to face any water type - Presentation corrections to modify sink rate and control surface tension - Induced-lift presentation to incite takes - Techniques for combining the contact rig with indicators, dry-droppers, and streamers About the author: David Martin is fortunate to have been taught in this technique by several nymphing masters since then he has extensively used this technique in several countries proving its effectiveness. He has merged his passion for fishing and sharing knowledge into this comprehensive guide.
Download or read book An Alaska Flyfisher s Odyssey Pursuing a Life of Drag Free Drift in the Land of the Midnight Sun written by Daniel Hoffman and published by Sweetgrass Books. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're ready to live as a diehard fly fisherman in the land of the midnight sun, you'd better be prepared to weather several long months of midnight. Set against the backdrop of a life spent in the latitudes of the Far North, follow the author as he casts about in search of arctic grayling, rainbow trout, and the ultimate truths in life. The author's existential pursuit of a "drag-free drift" borrows from the analogous concept in fly fishing, where one's line is mended as necessary to facilitate the fly's natural flow with the current. This book is targeted primarily towards the North American fly fisherman, and those around the world interested in experiencing the wilds of Alaska.
Download or read book Slack Line Strategies for Fly Fishing written by John Judy and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In any definition of fly fishing, there has to be room to explore and to discover new ways of doing things. For me new knowledge is at the heart and soul of fly fishing. --John Judy, from Slack Line Strategies for Fly Fishing While many fly fishermen cherish the thrill of straight line power casting, a growing number of fishing experts are discovering that slack line casting is what really catches fish. In Slack Line Strategies for Fly Fishing, John Judy makes the case for slack line casting as an invaluable approach to fly fishing that all anglers can use to improve their chances of success. The book covers the basics, such as rod selection and water current pattern identification, as well as advanced strategies, such as how to locate and land the elusive steelhead. Filled with expert information, this entertaining book of instruction and example is an innovative addition to the fly fishermen's library.
Download or read book Drift written by Rachel Maddow and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan, along the way exploring Reagan's radical presidency, the disturbing rise of executive authority, the gradual outsourcing of our war-making capabilities to private companies, the plummeting percentage of American families whose children fight our constant wars for us, and even the changing fortunes of G.I. Joe. Ultimately, she shows us just how much we stand to lose by allowing the scope of American military power to overpower our political discourse. Sensible yet provocative, dead serious yet seriously funny, Drift reinvigorates a "loud and jangly" political debate about our vast and confounding national security state.
Download or read book Dry Fly Strategies written by Paul Weamer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While fish spend most of the time feeding under the water, when you can encounter them rising to take insects floating on the surface, the experience can define the essence of fly fishing. In this no-nonsense, straightforward book, Paul Weamer—who has spent his life fishing the technical dry-fly waters of Penns Creek in Pennsylvania, the Upper Delaware River in New York and Pennsylvania, and the spring creeks of Paradise Valley outside of Livingston, Montana—breaks down the best methods, rigs, and fly patterns to catch more fish.
