Fly Fishing For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119685906 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 384 str.

Peter Kaminsky

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: The Basics 5Chapter 1: What Every Fly Rodder Needs to Know 7Chapter 2: Choosing a Rod 19Chapter 3: Reels 35Chapter 4: Between the Rod and the Fish: Hooks, Lines, Leaders 45Part 2: The Fish and the Flies 61Chapter 5: Trout and the Bugs They Love (Plus Some Non-Bugs Too) 63Chapter 6: Mayflies (And Why Trout Love Them) 81Chapter 7: Fly Tying 97Chapter 8: Freshwater Fish 129Chapter 9: The Beautiful Black Bass 155Chapter 10: Saltwater Fish 173Chapter 11: Saltwater Baits and Flies 193Part 3: Fly Fishing Essentials 207Chapter 12: Casting and Presentation: The Heart of the Game 209Chapter 13: Time and Place 237Chapter 14: Catching and (Often) Releasing 257Chapter 15: The Fly Fishing Wardrobe 271Chapter 16: Knots: A Few Will Do 283Chapter 17: Cooking Your Catch 297Part 4: The Part of Tens 311Chapter 18: Great Trout Streams 313Chapter 19: Ten Trout and Salmon Bucket-List Destinations 325Chapter 20: Ten Saltwater Bucket-List Destinations 329Chapter 21: Eleven Good Reads 335Chapter 22: Ten Great Online Resources 341Index 345

O autorze

Peter Kaminsky's "Outdoors" column has appeared for many years in the New York Times. His books on fly fishing include The Moon Pulled Up An Acre of Bass, American Waters, and The Flyfisherman's Guide To The Meaning of Life. His fishing writing has appeared in Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, Flyfisherman, Anglers Journal, New York Magazine, and GQ. He is the former managing editor of National Lampoon.