The Pacific Northwest offers so many fly fishing opportunities that in order to cover them all John Shewey has done a sequel to his popular Northwest Fly Fishing: Trout & Beyond. In this second installment Shewey covers: sunfish, bass, pike, crappie, , golden trout and grayling, winter steelhead, plus fishing techniques for all waters, including beaver ponds and spring creeks, nymphing and hatch information. John Shewey has fished the Northwest his entire life, in this book he shares his years of experience. All-color, with fly plates.
Pacific Northwest locals Terry Rudnick and Craig Schuhmann guide novice and experienced anglers alike to the finest fishing waters in the region, from Conconully Lake in Northeastern Washington to the Oregon Coast's Chetco River. Rudnick and Schuhmann offer thorough coverage of the lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and coasts they know best in this guide, supplying expert fishing tips and advice tailored to each spot, as well as detailed descriptions, maps, and directions so fishermen can locate even the most hard-to-find places. Complete with helpful "best-of" lists for a wide variety of fishing expeditions—including Best for Steelhead, Best Family Fishing, Best for Fly-Fishing, and Best for Trophy Trout—Moon Pacific Northwest Fishing provides all the necessary tools to head outdoors.
The best book for North America's best trout region The Pacific Northwest is a hotbed of freshwater angling activity with approximately 50% of the resident population wetting a line each year. This is also a popular destination area for fly anglers from around the world who come to experience unsurpassed trout fishing. This book reveals specific strategies and locations for the best fishing in the region. More than 300 step-by-step photos teach the important fishing skills, and in-depth chapters give insight into trout biology and behavior, guaranteeing that anglers will increase their catch. Contents include: • Secrets to Fishing the Pacific Northwest • Understanding Trout & Salmon • Equipment • Stream-Fishing Techniques • Spinning & Baitcasting Techniques • Techniques for Special Waters • Fishing for Trophy Trout
Shewey rolls back frontiers of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho fly fishing for: redtail surfperch, summer steelhead, chum salmon, striped bass, desert lakes and reservoirs, shad, , winter trout streams, saltwater bottomfish, high mountain lakes, char, mackinaw, bull trout, smallmouth bass and sea-run cutthroats. Techniques are explained with many fine drawings, locations and seasons provided, and color fly plates containing many new patterns are shown in large size, with dressings.
As the saying goes, to catch a fish, you've got to think like a fish. Ultimate Trout Fishing in the Pacific Northwest instructs readers on how to think like a fish, but more specifically, how to think like a local trout! Trout fishing is a rewarding sport and it's easy to get started: licenses are inexpensive, good equipment can be found in all price ranges, and best of all, trout are plentiful in saltwater, brackish estuaries, lakes of every size, small streams and large, fast-flowing rivers. There's no need for an expensive boat either as trout can be fished from shore, by casting from a small boat or trolling in a float tube. Want to know when to reach for an Elk Hair Caddis or Tom Thumb pattern or just go for a worm? Where to cast your Madam X for maximum appeal? Tried and true advice from old-timers is combined with the most up-to-date information from fishing guides and the latest findings from biologists. This guide covers both fly and spin-casting gear, recommended patterns and baits, as well as river, lake and ice fishing techniques, and information about trout found in our waters including rainbow and steelhead, cut-throats, brown and Dolly Varden char. With contributions from expert anglers and guides Phil Rowley, Ralph Shaw, Joie Cole, Matt Guiguet, Frank Dalziel, Kenzie Cuthbert, Bill Luscombe and Ron Thompson, here is an up-to-date and comprehensive look at all aspects of trout sport fishing in the Pacific Northwest.
Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it—its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport. Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the sea: in January, searching for the steelhead in the dark, cold water; in May, fishing for bright, sea-run cutthroats; and on to the chilly days of October and the majestic run of spawning salmon. All the great joy of angling is here: the thrill of fishing during a thunderstorm, the sight of a river in freshet or a river calm and hushed, the suspense of a skillful campaign to capture some half-glimpsed trout or salmon of extraordinary size, and the excitement of playing and landing a momentous fish. A River Never Sleeps is one of the enduring classics of angling. It will provide a rich reading experience for all who love fishing or rivers. 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.
Fly fishermen have been catching trout and salmon from Ireland's abundant rivers and loughs for centuries. This practical fishing book, written by Ireland's top fly-fishing instructor, Peter O'Reilly, looks at the rich tradition of game angling in the Emerald Isle. O'Reilly shares tips on such specialist skills as fishing the duckfly, mayfly, and murrough on the loughs; the merits of fishing the Irish shrimp fly for salmon; and the arts of dapping, Erriff-style slack-water fishing, and imitating the Sheelin bloodworm. Brimming with clear advice on tackle, flies, techniques, and river craft, this is your perfect companion guide to fishing Ireland's loughs and rivers.
The magic and majesty of America’s greatest western fly-fishing rivers. Flywater brings us to the iconic creeks, springs, freestone rivers, and tailwaters that make the American West the world’s premier destination for fly fishing. Grant McClintock’s first book struck a chord with fishermen, and fifteen years later he takes the reader back to these fabulous places—from the storied Henry’s Fork to the Yellowstone to the Thompson River in British Columbia. With extraordinary new photography and wisdom, McClintock revisits these home waters and discovers countless others as well. Flywater is a gallery of moments and places. From Idaho and Montana to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, McClintock’s rich photography of trout and steelhead waters surrounded by beautiful Western landscapes creates a compelling journey that the reader, whether fisherman or non-fisherman, will thoroughly enjoy. For the serious fly fisherman, this is an album of shared experiences. For the uninitiated, it is an artfully crafted guidebook to an exotic new world that really does exist on the streams and rivers of the American West.
