L. L. Bean Saltwater Fly-Fishing Handbook

by Lefty Kreh

• ISBN13: 9781585741519
• ISBN10: 1585741515
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: The Lyons Press

Summary

An indispensable guide to the most exciting fly fishing from the world's foremost authority. Whether you've never fished before, or you are a classic trout-stream angler, or you have fly fished in the sea for years. The L.L. Bean Saltwater Fly-Fishing Handbook is the definitive guide on the subject for beginners and experts alike.

Author Biography

Lefty Kreh is an internationally known and respected master in the field of fly fishing. He has taught fly casting and fly-fishing techniques and he has fished in all fifty states, every province in Canada, Iceland, and much of Europe, South America, and the South Pacific.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(9)
I. BASICS
Where	9	(6)
Inshore, Beaches, Flats, Backcountry, Offshore
Time, Tide, and Temperature	15	(6)
Tide, Learning Structure, Temperature
Tackle	21	(8)
Rods, Lines, Reels
Knots and Leaders	29	(22)
Knots, Backing Tips, Connecting Fly Line to Backing, Marking Lines, Leaders
Flies	51	(20)
Basic Considerations, Fly Selection and Variations, Bonefish
II. FISHING
Casting	71	(20)
The Double Haul, The Extra-Effort Cast, The Roll Cast, Weighted Lines, Casting Weighted Lines and Flies, The Change-of-Direction Cast, The Extra-High Backcast
How to See Fish	91	(11)
Finding Fish in the Flats, Night Fishing, Deeper Water and Offshore Fishing
Retrieving	102	(5)
Retrieving Dos and Dont's
Inshore Fly Fishing	107	(8)
General Inshore, Approaching Breaking Fish, Detecting Deep-Water Strikes, Teasing Fish to Your Fly
Flats and Backcountry Fishing	115	(18)
Flats Boats, Flats and Backcountry Tips
III. FISH
Striped Bass	133	(10)
Beaches, Boats
Bluefish	143	(5)
A Mixed Bag	148	(23)
Seatrout, Bonito and Albacore, Redfish and Bonefish, Tuna, Snook, Permit, Tarpon, Barracuda, Sharks
Final Tips	171	(13)
Travel Lists, Fly-Fishing Myths, Conservation
Index	184