Drag-Free Drift

Drag-Free Drift

Author: Joseph A. Kissane

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780811705271

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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.


Dynamic Nymphing

Dynamic Nymphing

Author: George Daniel

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2011-12-08

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0811745627

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Advanced tight line nymphing tactics, including Czech, Polish, French, Spanish, and American techniques.


365 Fly-Fishing Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish

365 Fly-Fishing Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish

Author: Skip Morris

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-12-01

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0811767744

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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.


Nymph Fishing

Nymph Fishing

Author: George Daniel

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-07-15

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0811767701

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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.


Tactical Fly Fishing

Tactical Fly Fishing

Author: Devin Olsen

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0811766039

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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.


Nymph Masters

Nymph Masters

Author: Jason Randall

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-04-01

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0811765431

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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.


Joe Humphreys's Trout Tactics

Joe Humphreys's Trout Tactics

Author: Joe Humphreys

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780811708746

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An updated classic now available in hardcover. Tips on casting, nymph and wet fly patterns, hints on controlling fishing depth, and much more.


Fishing Small Flies

Fishing Small Flies

Author: Ed Engle

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2004-10-20

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780811701242

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The fishing companion to Tying Small FliesInstructions and illustrations for tricky casts, including pile, reach, parachute, and downstream-and-across reachTechniques for dead-drift nymphing, freestyle nymphing, and fishing dry-fly and in-the-film plus how to fish tiny mayflies, Tricos, Pale Morning Duns, midges, microcaddis, terrestrialsMost small-fly books concentrate on the fly patterns, but presentation and tactics are just as important as the pattern itself. Small-fly fishers must carefully observe the trout and constantly adjust their techniques as they go. Engle covers the difficulty of detecting strikes and how to best play trout caught on small flies and gives advice on the aquatic insect orders and how to fish the hatches, depending on the water and the stage of the hatch. Covered too are special considerations for rods and reels for small-fly fishing and tactics for light tippets. Engle describes fishing specific waters, including tailwaters, freestone rivers, and spring creeks.


Smallmouth

Smallmouth

Author: Dave Karczynski

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-10-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0811765970

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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