Basic Fly Fishing All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started

by Rounds, Jon; Kreh, Lefty; Beck, Barry; Nichols, Jay

• ISBN13: 9780811733038
• ISBN10: 0811733033
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-06
• Publisher: NBN

Summary

Many people are intimidated by the subtleties of fly casting, the myriad of flies, and the fine points of entomology, which all make up the sport of fly fishing. Getting started does require a set of skills and knowledge about casting, fly selection, knot tying, reading the water, and tactics, and Basic Fly Fishing provides these essential facts and skills so you can get out on the water and catch fish. Photography by Barry and Cathy Beck and Jay Nichols. Illustrations by Dave Hall.

Author Biography

Lefty Kreh has been an outdoor writer for more than 45 years and was named "Angler of the Year" by Fly Rod and Reel magazine in 1997. He currently can be seen fishing with Tom Brokaw, Yvon Chouinard (founder of Patagonia), and Michael Keaton on the Outdoor Channel's Buccaneers & Bones. He lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Barry and Cathy Beck are renowned outdoor photographers based in Benton, Pennsylvania. Jay Nichols is the former managing editor of Fly Fisherman magazine and lives in Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. iv
Introduction	p. v
Gear	p. 1
Outfit Weight	p. 2
Rod	p. 4
Fly Line	p. 7
Backing	p. 10
Leaders	p. 10
Reel	p. 13
Other Gear	p. 15
Knots and Rigging Up	p. 21
Arbor Knot: Backing to Reel	p. 22
Nail Knot: Fly Line to Backing	p. 22
Surgeon's Loop: Leader to Fly Line, Part 1	p. 24
Loop-to-Loop Connection: Leader to Fly Line, Part 2	p. 24
Surgeon's Knot: Tippet to Leader	p. 25
Improved Clinch Knot: Fly to Tippet	p. 26
Rigging Up	p. 27
Casting	p. 29
The Lefty Kreh Casting Method	p. 30
Basic Posture	p. 33
Forward Cast	p. 35
Loop Control	p. 41
False Casting and Shooting Line	p. 43
Sidearm Cast	p. 45
Roll Cast	p. 48
Slack-Line Cast	p. 52
Trout Flies	p. 55
Basic Fly Types	p. 56
Fly Size	p. 58
Aquatic Insects	p. 58
Mayflies	p. 59
Caddisflies	p. 65
Stoneflies	p. 68
Streamers	p. 70
Terrestrials	p. 71
Woolly Bugger	p. 71
Identifying Aquatic Insects	p. 72
Fishing with Searching Patterns	p. 72
A Basic Fly Box	p. 72
Trout Fishing	p. 73
Trout Species	p. 74
Finding Trout	p. 75
Fishing with Underwater Flies	p. 81
Fishing with Dry Flies	p. 86
Drag-Free Drift	p. 90
Setting the Hook and Playing the Fish	p. 93
Fly-Fishing for Bass and Pike	p. 95
Outfits for Bass and Pike	p. 96
Double Haul	p. 97
Smallmouth Bass	p. 104
Largemouth Bass	p. 108
Pike	p. 110
Resources	p. 113
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