Moving Water A Fly Fisher's Guide to Currents

by Randall, Jason

• ISBN13: 9780811710220
• ISBN10: 081171022X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-01
• Publisher: Stackpole / Headwater

Summary

The most comprehensive book on how current affects fly fishing, the good and bad of drag, which casts and techniques to use when, and much more Nymph fishing and accounting for variations in current speed at different depths How even small movements of water can change your fly's movement, and what to do about it The effects of turbulence on water temperature and oxygen content How mayflies, stoneflies, and midges are affected by the water in which they live Trout's evolutionary and day-to-day responses to current * Fishing drop-offs, midstream obstructions, and sweepers

Author Biography

Jason Randall is the author of Moving Water and Feeding Time. He enjoys promoting his books at fly fishing shows across the country and is a frequent contributor to American Angler. He lives in Woodstock, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
The Lotic Ecosystem	p. 1
Lotic Ecosystems	p. 3
The Biology of Water	p. 6
The Water Cycle	p. 7
The Influence of the Regional Climate	p. 16
Influence of the Watershed on Water Movement and Characteristics	p. 18
Water Movement and the Shaping of Rivers	p. 21
Adaptation to Current and Species Specialization	p. 40
Laminar Flow	p. 43
The Movement of Water	p. 45
Differential Velocities and Drag	p. 52
The Three-Dimensional River	p. 65
Nymph Fishing: Past, Present, and Future	p. 66
Vertical Stratification	p. 70
The Three-Dimensional River	p. 77
The Benthic Boundary Layer	p. 78
Vertical Drag	p. 79
Variations in Current	p. 103
The Influence of River Features on Current	p. 104
Helical Current	p. 107
Vortices and Eddies	p. 112
Standing Waves and Hydraulics	p. 116
Reading the Water	p. 117
Turbulence	p. 119
Turbulence and Gas Exchange	p. 120
The Mixing Effect of Turbulence	p. 123
The Organic Impact of Turbulence	p. 125
The Nature of Flow	p. 126
The Benthic Community	p. 129
A Warehouse of Life	p. 130
Erosional and Depositional Habitats	p. 132
The Food Chain	p. 133
Responses to Current	p. 135
Aquatic Insects	p. 139
Other Benthic Residents	p. 147
Drift Behavior of Benthic Organisms	p. 149
The Trout Lifestyle	p. 151
Might Makes Right: The Alpha Fish Wins	p. 155
The Life Cycle of Trout	p. 156
Adaptations to Current	p. 161
Fishing Strategies	p. 179
Fishing Drop-offs	p. 180
Fishing Midstream Obstructions	p. 186
Fishing Sweepers	p. 192
The Last Cast	p. 196
Bibliography	p. 199
Index	p. 205
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