Fly Fishing For Permit Cl

by Samson,Jack

• ISBN13: 9780881505801
• ISBN10: 0881505803
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Countryman Press

Summary

Fishermen brag about the biggest trout. They talk about the spookiest bonefish. They speak in high excitement of the speed of a false albacore. But the permit has taunted more fisherman than all of these fish, and has maintained a reputation for being truly impossible to catch. Whole clubs of frustrated permit pursuers have been created. Stories abound of fishermen who have fished for years before catching their first permit. Now Jack Samson, legendary editor of Field and Stream for fifteen years, begins to turn the tide. Jack has pursued permit around the world and has gone further than any other writer in unlocking the mysteries of this fabled fish. Fly Fishing for Permit is his attempt to provide a complete guide to all aspects of permit fishing. You'll learn what kind of equipment you'll need. You'll get thorough instruction on how to use that equipment. You'll get detailed information with maps for fishing all the famous permit areas of the world#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;Mexico's Ascension Bay, the Florida Keys, Belize, and many more. Finally, Samson has compiled an extensive selection of photos and tying recipes of the most effective flies#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;included the latest innovative patterns. Plus there's a bonus appendix of permit fishing stories from several of the most famous permit fishermen in the world including Gordie Hill, Winston Moore, and more.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Foreword by Winston H. Moore	11	(4)
Introduction	15	(6)
Part I: The Fish	21	(32)
1. The Permit	23	(8)
2. The Permit's World	31	(8)
3. What Permit Eat	39	(14)
Part II: Getting Ready	53	(18)
4. Fly Tackle for Permit	55	(8)
5. Clothing and Gear	63	(8)
Part III: Tactics, Techniques, and Flies	71	(56)
6. Fishing Conditions and Permit	73	(12)
7. Finding and Seeing Permit	85	(10)
8. Boating Versus Wading for Permit	95	(12)
9. The Main Course: Casting to, Hooking, Fighting, Landing, and Releasing Permit	107	(10)
10. Permit Flies	117	(10)
Part IV: Destinations	127	(52)
11. The Mexican Yucatan	129	(10)
12. Belize	139	(6)
13. Honduras	145	(6)
14. The Bahamas	151	(8)
15. The Florida Keys	159	(8)
16. The Seychelles	167	(2)
17. Australia	169	(10)
Appendix: Great Moments in Permit Fly Fishing	179	(28)
1. The Teamwork Permit,
Jack Samson	181	(6)
2. Giant Permit of Ascension Bay,
Winston H. Moore	187	(4)
3. Lost in Paradise,
Russell Thornberry	191	(4)
4. First Permit,
Gordie Hill	195	(2)
5. First Keys Permit,
Lee Lowary	197	(4)
6. Five Cuban Permit in One Day,
Franco Gonzalez	201	(6)
Bibliography	207	(2)
Index	209