Pennsylvania Blue-Ribbon Fly-Fishing Guide

by Beck, Barry

• ISBN13: 9781571881588
• ISBN10: 1571881581
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Frank Amato Pubns

Summary

Pennsylvania is well known to anglers as a fly-fisher's paradise. From its remote backcountry streams to the historic limestone streams known to trout anglers throughout the world, Pennsylvania has a lot to offer. This book covers Pennsylvania's blue-ribbon streams, freestone streams, and its still waters. Also included are all species available to the fisherman, mayfly hatches, reading rise forms, presentations, fishing techniques, and productive fly patterns. Pennsylvania is home to a lot of great fly water and many of the legendary anglers and authors known to all fly-fishermen.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Pennsylvania Fly Water	6	(1)
Blue-Ribbon Streams
The Letort	7	(4)
Falling Springs	11	(6)
Pennsylvania's Best Fishing Creek	17	(2)
Tulpehocken	19	(4)
The Little Lehigh	23	(3)
Penns Creek	26	(2)
Big Spring Creek	28	(5)
The Yellow Breeches	33	(2)
Spring Creek	35	(2)
The Little Juniata	37	(2)
Freestone Streams
Home Water: Our Fishing Creek	39	(5)
Pine Creek and Tributaries	44	(3)
The Big D	47	(6)
Lackawaxen	53	(1)
Kettle Creek	54	(3)
The Brodheads	57	(2)
Huntington Creek	59	(1)
Lackawanna River	60	(2)
Loyalsock	62	(3)
Neshannock Creek	65	(2)
Pennsylvania's Smallmouth Paradise	67	(5)
Pennsylvania's Still Water	72	(5)
Understanding Mayfly Hatches	77	(2)
Reading Trout Rise Forms	79	(2)
Presentation: The Key to Success	81	(2)
Fishing Nymphs	83	(2)
Regulations	85