Download or read book Fly Fishing Advice from an Old Timer written by Ed Quigley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With decades of fly-fishing experience, Ed Quigley is the perfect candidate to provide fly-fishing know-how to prospective flyfishers. For those new to fly fishing as well as for experienced anglers looking to add some “secrets” to their own bags of tricks, Fly-Fishing Advice from an Old-Timer will illuminate the fly-fishing world. Richly illustrated and clearly written, Quigley includes down-to-earth explanations of the basics, detailed discussions of advanced topics, and ingenious tips and compelling anecdotes from his own years of experience fly fishing streams from Labrador to Costa Rica and beyond. Readers will discover: When to use emergers, caddis flies, midges, and cripples How to create flies literally “on the fly” right on the stream How to choose the best rods, reels, lines, waders, and leaders The real secret to playing a fish The lowdown on winter fishing And much more! Along with his own personal advice, Quigley provides answers on where to find more information on each topic: websites, articles, DVDs, and books. His must-read list of fly-fishing books with his own comments on the most useful information in each ties together one of the most comprehensive fly-fishing books ever written. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book Fly Fishing North Carolina written by Anthony Vinson Smith and published by No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guidebooks. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide gives you a quick, clear understanding of the essential information you'll need to fly fish North Carolina's most outstanding waters.
Download or read book Fly Fishing written by Sally Crockett and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book teaches the basics of rod, reel, and line selection, casting, fly selection and tying, and reeling in the big ones. It also offers secret tips on promising locations to find fish, how to "read" water, and what flies work best on what fish in what types of water and weather conditions. Safety and conservation issues are also discussed.
Download or read book Getting Started in Fly Fishing written by Tom Fuller and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-06-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fastest and easiest way to try your hand at fly fishing Getting Started in Fly Fishing is dedicated to the simple but neglected truth that the best learning happens while doing. With leisure time more precious and limited than ever, author Tom Fuller gets readers started with only the information that's absolutely necessary for that first day on the stream. In a few quick strokes, Fuller introduces the contents of a pared-down start-up kit and identifies heavily promoted items of gear that are definitely not needed. With succinct, easy-to-follow instructions, he shows readers how to: Start fishing after just an hour with this book Make their first cast to a rising trout Play and land their first fish Fish with dry flies, wet flies, nymphs, and streamers Cast to all kinds of fish in all waters, fresh and salt
Download or read book The Way of a Trout With a Fly and Some Further Studies in Minor Tactics written by G E M Skues and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Total Flyfishing Manual written by Joe Cermele and published by WeldonOwn+ORM. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive fly fishing guide with the best tips, old school-techniques, tactics, and up-to-date gear reviews. Filled with over three hundred hints from the best anglers in both salt and fresh water, the editors of Field and Stream give you everything you need to make the perfect pitch, find a secret spot, and score a fish. TOOLS: From the best flies of all time to the best reel for the job and when to change your hooks, learn about the tools you need for the job—as well as practical skills like tying a Palomar knot, how to unravel fly lines, the five-minute fly, tying a clouser minnow, and how to lose the tailing loop. TECHNIQUES: From old to new, everything you need to know to strike in the night, put a different spin on it, spot and stalk, shoot the breeze, and find where they feed. TACTICS: Put yourself in the best position for the catch: get up the creek for a late-season trout, find a secret spot, sneak up on more fish, fish headwaters for autumn trout, fish with your eyes, hook more rising fish, take the long shot, and dominate the shoreline. Whether you’re fishing for salmon, bass, or carp, this guide will help you improve your technique, upgrade your equipment, and hook your prize fish.
Download or read book Illustrated Canadian Forest and Outdoors written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Illustrated Canadian Forest and Outdoors written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die written by Chris Santella and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A lavishly photographed dreambook of the world’s top angling spots” (Men’s Journal) Amateur or expert, every angler dreams of landing “the big one,” but that’s only part of the appeal of fly fishing. Because even when hours pass without a bite, nothing beats the rugged beauty of the surroundings. For both armchair travelers and avid outdoorsmen who may have already started a checklist of their own, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die maps out the meccas of the fly-fishing world. Through in-depth interviews with the sport’s acknowledged gurus, author Chris Santella goes beyond standard guides to convey the very essence of the recommended locations. Readers can vicariously cast mouse patterns to fifty-pound taimen in the wilds of Mongolia, wrangle with wily permit off the Florida Keys, and match the hatch on Montana’s Armstrong’s Spring Creek. Jardines de la Reina, Cuba (tarpon), the Zhupanova River, Kamchatka (rainbow trout), and the Rio Negro, Brazil (peacock bass) are also included. The fifty essays include a cultural and natural history of each site, along with colorful anecdotes based on the author's and authorities’ experiences. With breath-takingly-beautiful photos of the spots, many by celebrated fly-fishing photographer R. Valentine Atkinson, the book also provides adventurous anglers with enough travel-and-tackle information so that they, too, can start planning excursions to go fish around the globe. Praise for Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die “Santella offers 50 short takes on the ultimate fly-fishing destinations in this beautifully photographed and nicely packaged volume . . . With its elegant descriptions, gorgeous photos and practical information, this book is a dream travel guide for avid fly-fishers.” —Publishers Weekly “Everything dad needs to tackle his next trip.” —Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Download or read book The Fly Fisher s Guide 1840 written by George Cole Bainbridge and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Hunter trader trapper written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Duck Hunter Diaries Book 1 written by William R. Burkett Jr. and published by AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Bill Burkett, life has been an extended series of duck hunts. Here are his personal diaries that describe memorable hunts along with the high points of his journalistic career. Any hunter will identify and find these tales as exhilarating as taking down that first bluebill, canvasback, or greenwing teal.
Download or read book Fly Fishing For Dummies written by Peter Kaminsky and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hook up with the fly-fishing guide that’s a keeper Some say successful fly fishing requires supreme athleticism, a surgeon’s delicate touch, and the serene spirit of a Zen master. But forget the hype: The updated edition of Fly Fishing for Dummies shows that all you need to get the hang of this enjoyable sport are the right tools, a disciplined technique, and a positive attitude. Whether you’re an old salt or dipping your toes in for the first time, you’ll find everything you need to learn, improve, and keep your casting sharp and fresh! Longtime fishing writer Peter Kaminsky wades right in, taking you from choosing a rod and tying flies all the way through to staying dry with the right wardrobe and cooking up a delicious catch. You’ll also find out how you can get by with just 20 flies, a half dozen casts, and three knots. And, if you want to plunge deeper into the sport, he suggests some bucket-list destination rivers and streams to keep you agreeably hooked and learning for life—proving that the father of fishing writers Izaak Walton was right when, three centuries ago, he said: “No life is so pleasant and happy as that of a well-governed angler.” Study your quarry—from rainbow trout to fashionable “glamour” fish Get the best rod, reel, and gear for success—including the smartest tech Know where to fish (land or sea) and how to read the water Follow visual examples to sharpen your casting Whatever your fly-fishing aims or skill level, the proven advice and 150+ illustrations in this friendly guide are your path to a lifetime of happy and productive trips: Don’t let it be the one that got away!
Download or read book Tyed and True written by Stu Thompson and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every fly fisher wants bragging rights about landing a 32-inch behemoth of a carp. Even better? Adding extra colour to your tale by hooking the monstrous fish with a fly tied from a tuft of your golden retriever’s fur. These are just some of the tips, tricks, and fishing anecdotes packed into Stu Thompson’s illustrated fly-pattern book. Thompson, who has been fishing in the province of Manitoba and beyond for more than 55 years, has smartly grouped flies into categories such as chironomids, wet flies, dry flies, and streamers. Every fly pattern is accompanied by detailed photographs and step-by-step instructions for tying flies that work for multiple species of fish. From simple to more difficult (but always effective) the 101 fly patterns in this book were developed, tested, and proven—not only by Thompson but also by his friends across North America and Europe.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Fly Fishing written by Joe Brooks and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forest and Stream written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Fly Fishing 2nd Edition written by Michael Shook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From understanding how to fish to devising strategies for stream, river and dam fishing to creating and casting flies, the updated 'Complete Idiot's Guide to Fly Fishing' offers both beginning and seasoned fishing buffs a comprehensive overview of this specialized sport. Photographs, illustrations and detailed instructions on casting and fly typing technique. Updated coverage of technology and equipment including rods, reels and line materials. TIps on preparing for a fly-fishing trip.
