The Orvis Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing for Stillwater Trout Flies, Presentations, and Equipment for Taking Trout in Lakes and Ponds

by Lepage, Jim; Jacobus, Dann

• ISBN13: 9781585740789
• ISBN10: 1585740780
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

In The Orvis Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing for Stillwater Trout, Jim Lepage, longtime tackle designer, fly tyer, and stillwater expert, demystifies the challenges of lakes and ponds, which can seem huge and overwhelming until you know how to approach them correctly.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Dedication	viii
Introduction	1	(3)
Part One: Tackle and Gear	4	(30)
Fly Rods	5	(3)
Reels	8	(1)
Fly Lines	9	(4)
Floating	9	(1)
Sinking	10	(2)
Specialty	12	(1)
Leaders	13	(5)
Tippet Material	18	(2)
Waders	20	(1)
Sunglasses	21	(1)
Fishing from a Boat	22	(3)
Canoes	25	(3)
Float Tubes	28	(4)
Wading	32	(2)
Part Two: Fishing the Seasons	34	(10)
Spring	35	(1)
Summer	36	(3)
Fall	39	(1)
Winter	40	(1)
Spring-Fed Ponds and Seasonal Variations	41	(3)
Part Three: Techniques and Strategies	44	(47)
Stillwater Prospecting	44	(19)
Conditions	45	(8)
Retrieves	53	(3)
Two Nymphs Are Better Than One	56	(1)
Using Streamers	57	(3)
Using Dry Flies	60	(3)
Anticipating a Hatch	63	(3)
Fishing the Hatch	66	(6)
Sight-Fishing for Trophy Trout	72	(14)
Cruisin' for a Bruisin'	73	(7)
Midge Cruisers and Weed Bed Sippers	80	(5)
Shallow Cove Sight-Fishing	85	(1)
Fishing Fry Bashes	86	(3)
Beaver Pond Trout	89	(2)
Part Four: Entomology	91	(28)
Caddisflies	91	(6)
Nymphs	96	(1)
Dry Flies	96	(1)
Mayflies	97	(5)
Nymphs	101	(1)
Dry Flies	102	(1)
Diptera (Midges, Gnats, Crane Flies, Mosquitoes, Deerflies)	102	(3)
Nymphs	104	(1)
Dry Flies	104	(1)
Terrestrials	105	(1)
Flies	106	(1)
Stoneflies	106	(4)
Nymphs	108	(1)
Dry Flies	109	(1)
Damsels and Dragons	110	(3)
Nymphs	112	(1)
Damsel Dry Fly	112	(1)
Streamers, Leeches, Crayfish, and Other Baits	113	(6)
Patterns	116	(3)
Index	119