Fly Fishing for Beginners (The Freshwater Angler)

 

From the Aut

Many anglers who wish to get started in fly fishing are intimidated. With so many choices of expensive rods, reels, lines, leaders and flies, it's difficult to know where to begin. And it doesn't help that a few of the so-called “experts” in the field write articles implying the sport is difficult to master. The truth is, to be a successful fly angler you don't need to know everything about everything. That's what sets this book apart from the many other fly fishing books available today. In these pages, veteran fly-fishing instructor Chris Hansen concentrates on teaching you the basics. For example, if you aren't sure what level fly angler you are, check out Hansen's “10 Ways to Tell If You're a Beginner.” Want to learn how to fly cast? Read “12 Tips to Making the Perfect Cast.” And if you think you must carry everything but the kitchen sink with you every time you wade into a stream, look at Hansen's “8 Accessories for Every Trip.”

What others say:

• I own a huge library of Books on Fly Fishing and am in the industry. Each year I teach as many willing souls to flyfish as I can. This book is the best beginning fly fishing book on the market!!! It has wonderful instructions, diagrams, and pictures to make the teaching complete. If you buy one book to get started, this is it!
• This is a great introduction to fly fishing. For a newcomer, the equipment and accessories can be overwhelming. Now, I feel like a can make smarter purchases and not end up with junk. I also now know the terminology so when I go on a guieded trip or even browsing in the store, I don't feel complete stupid.
• As a person who had never picked up a fly rod in his life, I purchased this book with the hopes that it covered fly fishing at a basic enough level that my appetite would be whetted to learn the sport. I was not disapointed – the book starts at the beginning with the selection of basic equipment, (rods, reels, gear), and progresses logically through fly casting techniques, reading the water, and selection of flies for different types of fish. There is generous use of color photos and diagrams and the chapters are well written and easy to follow. My one criticism is that the section on the selection of clothing, waders, and accessories seems to go a little overboard,(do I really need to go out and purchase a vest with 25 different storage pockets and a floating sleeve to store my flies in?), but that is tempered with the knowledge that as one's skill and passion for the sport evolves, the equipment that will enhance that experience is out there.

Fly Fishing for Dummies

 

From the Author:

Peter Kaminsky, author of Fishing For Dummies and the outdoor columnist for The New York Times since 1985, was hooked on fly fishing after landing his first catch (a 30-pound grouper). He puts his angling savvy and know-how into Fly Fishing For Dummies , which is packed with more than 150 illustrations and the author's sage advice, down-to-earth language, and relentless, good-humored wit. In no time, you'll be tying Woolly Buggers, Ausable Wulffs, Maribou Mickeys, Clowser's Minnows, and Griffith's Gnats, and will be reeling in those fat rainbow trout, largemouth bass, and fresh Atlantic or Pacific salmon to your heart's content!For the unschooled, fly-fishing can appear impossibly difficult and otherworldly, the province of tweedy sportsmen with enough time and money to look credible on the water. But as Peter Kaminsky explains in the opening chapter, this graceful method of catching fish doesn't require “the touch of a surgeon, the body mechanics of Tiger Woods, and the spirit of a Zen master.” What it does require is a little dedication and good instruction–and Fly Fishing for Dummies delivers on the latter. This crash-course tutorial removes the mystery with chapters on gear, flies, casting, and fishing strategies. There's even a chapter on some of the great North American trout rivers. And the tone is far from tweedy, with plenty of good humor and trivia mixed into the excellent info. –Langdon Cook, Sports & Outdoors editor

Fishing is one of those areas in life in which you can keep improving as you grow older (and wiser). Steeped in tradition, fly fishing — where the weight of your fishing line carries the fly, instead of the weight of your sinker, lure, or bait carrying the line — is easier than Isaak Walton made it sound in The Compleat Angler (published in 1653), the forerunner to today's all-purpose fishing books. To master the art (and the science) of fly rodding, all you need is a rod, a few flies, some water, and a copy of Fly Fishing For Dummies .

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The Fly Fisherman’s Guide to the Meaning of Life: What A Lifetime on the Water Has Taught Me About Love, Work, Food, Sex, and Getting Up Early (Guides to the Meaning of Life)

 

From the Author:

“Peter Kaminsky does not merely love fly fishing, he is giddy, schoolboy-crush besotted with it.” The Washington Post The fly fisherman is a unique breed of sportsman he loves the sparkle of sunlight dancing off a trout stream, the surreal beauty of a mayfly hatch on a spring day, and the heart-thumping eruption of a surface strike by a large trout. Here Peter Kaminsky writes about the angler's passion and his pursuit of knowledge. He explains how long days without fish can teach you how to deal with failure and how releasing a caught fish can remind us about ethics. He offers inspiration to readers who love the sport as much as he does.

This book appeals to those of us in the Fly Fishing community with a philosophical bent. There are some real gems here. Read it. Continue the journey toward enlightment.

What others say:

• I loved your book. An old friend of mine thought that I would enjoy it and I did. Thank you for an enjoyable read about a very interesting cast of characters
• And any writer who manages to use the word “bloviating” deserves kudos, even if in doing so he's condemning himself.
• Anything having to do with fly fishing, no matter how bad, is still good.

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Completely Revised and Updated with Over 400 New Color Photos and Illustrations

 

What others say:

• I found the LL Bean Guide to be much more informative to a new trout fisherman than The Orvis Fly-Sishing Guide, Completely Revised and Updated with Over 400 New Color Photos and Illustrations. I bought both books, along with The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing: 101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner, as a package from Amazon. This book was quite a bit more informative than the Orvis book. While expected promotion of the Orvis brand, the Orvis book is practically a sales catalog for the Orvis brand, whereas the LL Bean book focused more on casting techniques and other much needed information, that was less in depth with the Orvis book. Also, the Orvis book dedicates way too many pages to fly tying, well over 1/3rd of the book, an art that is surely lost on the beginner fly fisherman. I firmly believe that most new fly fisherman will buy flys for quite a while before beginning to tie their own. There is so much to learn and practice in fly fishing to take on the art of fly tying in my opinion.
• If you are new to fly fishing and looking for a book, this is it. This book covers all the basics that a person new to the sport will need. But where other intro books are too high level, this book also goes into enough detail to actually provide some insight and understanding of the sport. I have been fly fishing for three years now and have re-read this book before each season. It makes more and more sense each time I read it as I can relate my experiences each year back to what is in the book.

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Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die

From the Author:

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 lovers of the outdoors, 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 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.

What others say:

• I received this book for Christmas and have enjoyed thumbing through the pages. It could really use some more pictures to accompany the destinations they recommend. It is important to note that these fifty destinations are the opinions of other fly fishermen. The small size makes it a great book to have on the coffee table without taking up too much room.
• Ultimately it doesn't really matter. This isn't a book about information – it's a wonderful collection of vicarious fishing trips. I'd never flicked a fly rod when I got it, yet I was engrossed, transported, and in the end captivated.
• A wonderful book for the fly fishing enthusiast. A keepsake for all fishermen. A must have for the coffe table!