Western Fly-fishing Strategies: Reading the Water, Techniques, Tackle, Flies - Hardcover

Mathews, Craig

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558216413 ISBN 13: 9781558216419

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 1998

Synopsis

Western Fly-Fishing Strategies presents valuable tips and lessons with chapters ranging from trip planning, equipment, and tackle, to Western hatches, different kinds of insects, and the special fall season for Western anglers. Also included are useful drawings by Rod Walinchus, full-color fly plates, and photographs of the naturals, as well as thoughts on the future of Western fly fishing.

About this title

Review:

Praise for "The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide"
"A crisp, convenient, and comprehensive guide to this remarkably rich and diverse fishery. Excellent and useful, it offers greater access, better fishing, and more knowledge to anglers than they have ever had about the trout heart of America."--Darrel Martin, author of "Micropatterns" "Written by knowledgeable authors of long experience, this book covers park waters thoroughly, and in my experience accurately. The authors go beyond the when, what, and where required of such books."--John Good, National Park Service

Praise for "The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide":
"A crisp, convenient, and comprehensive guide to this remarkably rich and diverse fishery. Excellent and useful, it offers greater access, better fishing, and more knowledge to anglers than they have ever had about the trout heart of America."--Darrel Martin, author of "Micropatterns" "Written by knowledgeable authors of long experience, this book covers park waters thoroughly, and in my experience accurately. The authors go beyond the when, what, and where required of such books."--John Good, National Park Service

"Craig Mathews is a master fishing guide--and his knowledge of Yellowstone is matchless."--Tom Brokaw, NBC News "Craig Mathews has once again shared his tremendous knowledge of Western rivers and their trout. Liberally sprinkled with stories, his text both teaches and entertains. The comprehensive advice collected within these pages comes from years of experience on the water, and his stories carry the love of angling."--Steven J. Meyers, author of San Juan River Chronicle

-Craig Mathews is a master fishing guide--and his knowledge of Yellowstone is matchless.---Tom Brokaw, NBC News -Craig Mathews has once again shared his tremendous knowledge of Western rivers and their trout. Liberally sprinkled with stories, his text both teaches and entertains. The comprehensive advice collected within these pages comes from years of experience on the water, and his stories carry the love of angling.---Steven J. Meyers, author of San Juan River Chronicle

From the Back Cover:

Craig Mathews is one of America's most innovative anglers - a onetime guide, a passionate fly fisher, and a helpful teacher. His home waters are those in Yellowstone Park, southwest Montana, and eastern Idaho - an area once referred to as "the Golden Triangle" that holds more wild trout for its size than anywhere else in the world. Western Fly-Fishing Strategies is a thorough guide to the best techniques used to fish these waters successfully.Chapters include planning your trip; equipment and tackle; reading Western waters; the skills and guidelines for Western fly fishing, including rivers, creeks, and lakes; notes on fly patterns, Western hatches, and other insects; the special fall season for Western anglers; weather and wind; and thoughts of the future.With useful drawings by Rod Walinchus, full-color fly plates, and photographs of the naturals, Western Fly-Fishing Strategies is a book that should be on every angler's bookshelf. (61/4 X 91/4, 212 pages, color photos, b&w photos, diagrams)

About this edition

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1558216413
• ISBN 13: 9781558216419
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Illustrator: Walinchus Rod