"Featuring individual chapters written by expert local outfitters and guides, including contributions from many of the most seminal names in the field, this book is organized into four sections--the West, Rockies, South, and East--and beautifully illustrated with over 200 color photographs throughout"--Page [4] of cover.
How to buy a quality float tube and miscellaneous equipment. How to operate it safely. Fly-fishing equipment and clothing recommendations. Productive fly patterns and float tube positioning strategy for best results for trout, large and smallmouth bass, and panfish. Successful strategies for fishing any lake.
Steelhead, ranging in size from four to over 30 pounds, are one of the finest game fish to be found in the entire world. They are very strong and fast, with a desire to jump spectacularly when hooked, which places them at the top of the list of the most exciting fresh water fish in North America. As migratory fish steelhead force the angler to become a hunter with a rod. The better informed you are concerning steelhead biology, habits and needs, the more successful you will be. Steelhead Float Fishing treats in depth some of the finest angling techniques available for steelhead throughout their entire range-creeks and rivers from Alaska to California, and in many of the famous tributaries of the Great Lakes, where steelhead are also very abundant after having been imported from the Pacific Coast in the last century. If you take the author's lifetime-learned steelhead information to heart you have the potential of seriously increasing your steelhead hooking success and becoming a master of the sport. Steelheaders are a breed apart, enjoying a sport that can be compared with the most challenging hunting in the world, but its wonderfully rewarding experiences are as close as the nearest appropriate river. Book jacket.
Kane County Illinois Fishing & Floating Guide Book Over 401 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. NEW NEW Now with a complete set of 17 full sized U.S.G.S. Topographical Maps for the entire county that normally cost from $12.00 to $14.00 each but are included on the disk for FREE. These maps are complete full sized 7.5 minute series quadrangle maps in 1:24,000 scale maps. Contains complete information on Big Rock Creek (F) Big Rock Forest Preserve Lake Blackberry Creek (F) Blackhawk Park Pond Bob Roy Creek Coon Creek Delnor Woods Park Lake East Avenue Park Lake Elburn Retention Ponds Ferson Creek Fidler Farms Park Lake Fox River (F) Grunwald Farms Forest Preserve Lake Hawthorne Hills Park Pond Jericho Lake Kenyon Farm Forest Preserve Lake Lake Foxcroft Lake Gregory Lancaster Pond Little Rock Creek Mill Creek Phillips Park Lake Regole Forest Preserve Lake Spring Street Pond Thornwood Retention Pond and Tyler Creek (F) means floatable stream or river
Light tackle tips and techniques for fishing the Chesapeake Bay including full color photographs, fishing reports, and conservation methods for landing big fish on light tackle
Filled with 54 wet and dry brine recipes for smoking fish, this guide presents tips on different smoking woods to use, preparation prior to smoking fish, canning smoked salmon, recipes using smoked salmon, and a troubleshooting section.
Here's an excellent all-color guide to fly fishing from a float tube. Over 60 color photographs accompany the excellent text to help make you confident and knowledgeable as to: tackle and float tube preparation, float tube maneuvering, safety backups, casting, wind, cold water, fishing techniques, etc. Studying this book will make your first float tube trip fun, safe, and productive.
Terry J. Wiest's first book, "Steelhead University: Your Guide to Salmon and Steelhead Success" has accumulated numerous accolades including Northwest Outdoor Writers Association's prestigious "Book of the Year" honors for 2012. Now the award-winning author brings you into his world, the world he knows best, the exciting world of float-fishing. Wiest shares his 38-plus years of experience on the streams of the Northwest, Canada and Alaska. Float-Fishing for Salmon & Steelhead will have you itching to fish with the methods and techniques thoroughly explained in this book. Float-fishing has been taking the fishing world by storm; and after reading this book you'll know why. A Salmon and Steelhead expert, you'll see the passion in the author's writing and understand why he's almost always seen with a float rod in hand on the rivers as he pursues the ultimate prize, salmon and steelhead. For those anglers that want to explore the world of float-fishing, this is your book. For those of you that want to know all the ins and outs of float-fishing, this is your book too. Float-Fishing for Salmon & Steelhead is a must read for all salmon and steelhead anglers. After reading this book you will be hooking more salmon and steelhead than ever before.