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A Fly Fisher's Reflections »
Authors: John Goddard, Lefty Kreh (Foreword by), Lefty Krey
ISBN-13: 9781585746989, ISBN-10: 1585746983
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Date Published: December 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: John Goddard
Book Synopsis
Brilliant accounts of new fly patterns and techniques, rare adventures worldwide, and deep-sea fishing.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | 8 | |
| Foreword | 9 | |
| Illustrations | 12 | |
| Introduction | 14 | |
| Part 1 | Fly Patterns | |
| Observations on Chironomids 1968 | 24 | |
| Some New and Effective Fly Dressings 1968 | 28 | |
| The Fall of the Ant and the Rise of the Snail 1968 | 34 | |
| Chironomid Pupae 1970 | 40 | |
| Trout on Winged Midges 1974 | 47 | |
| Instant Sedges 1976 | 51 | |
| Private Lives - The Damsel Fly 1977 | 55 | |
| The Unsinkable Buzzer 1980 | 59 | |
| Queen of the May 1983 | 63 | |
| The Curse of the Smutting Trout 1987 | 66 | |
| Enter the Super Grizzly Emerger 1991 | 70 | |
| Suspenders on the River 1988 | 72 | |
| A Caddis for All Waters 1990 | 78 | |
| Down to the Wire 1998 | 82 | |
| Golden Nuggets 1999 | 85 | |
| The Negative Nymph 1999 | 87 | |
| Suspender Secrets 1999 | 90 | |
| Sitting Pretty 2000 | 93 | |
| Part 2 | Fly Fishing Techniques | |
| Softly, Softly, with Silk Lines and Long Leaders 1972 | 98 | |
| Trout Without a Net 1973 | 102 | |
| To Grease or Not to Grease? 1975 | 105 | |
| The Herringbone Effect 1979 | 108 | |
| Play Them Hard, and Play Them by Hand 1980 | 112 | |
| Who Needs Barbed Hooks? 1980 | 116 | |
| The Mayfly - A New Appraisal 1982 | 119 | |
| The Killing Must Stop 1985 | 123 | |
| Twenty-twenty Vision? 1987 | 127 | |
| Secrets of the Midge 1988 | 134 | |
| An Eye on the Fly Down Under 1988 | 138 | |
| A Fresh View of Summer Grayling 1992 | 143 | |
| Midge Mimicry 1993 | 147 | |
| Leaders and Power Gum 1994 | 152 | |
| In the Bleak Midwinter 1998 | 155 | |
| Think Big, Think Small 2000 | 159 | |
| Net Loss, Net Gain 2001 | 164 | |
| Part 3 | Fly Fishing Worldwide | |
| We Lived On Norway's Wild Trout 1969 | 170 | |
| Trout in South Africa 1975 | 173 | |
| And Now for the Good News 1979 | 178 | |
| The Castaway 1980 | 185 | |
| Bonefishing on 'Atomic Island' 1984 | 189 | |
| Where Twenty-pounders Are Put Back 1985 | 194 | |
| In the Footsteps of Zane Grey 1985 | 198 | |
| Fly Fishing in Mexico 1989 | 204 | |
| Paradise is Just Two Sleeping Pills Away 1990 | 211 | |
| The Best in the West 1992 | 219 | |
| The Monster of the Caledonian Pool 1994 | 223 | |
| Search for Rio Grande Silver 1998 | 226 | |
| New World's New Zealand 2000 | 231 | |
| Trout to Pull Your Arm Off 2000 | 237 | |
| Part 4 | Deep Sea Around the World | |
| Portugal's Algarve Coast - Home of Fighting Fish 1965 | 242 | |
| Expedition to Madeira 1967 | 248 | |
| The Unforgettable Red Sea - Home of the Dog-tooth Tuna 1969 | 254 | |
| The Big Fish of Kenya 1971 | 257 | |
| Tanzania and the Fabulous Fishing off Mafia Island 1972 | 261 | |
| Where the Weather Starts 1974 | 266 | |
| The Seychelles Potential 1974 | 270 | |
| South African Adventure 1975 | 274 | |
| Fishing in Central America 1978 | 280 | |
| The 'Kenyahead' Teaser 1992 | 285 |
Subjects
Sports & Adventure
Hunting & Fishing Fishing - Equipment & Techniques
Sports & Adventure Hunting & Fishing Fishing - Flytying / Lures
Sports & Adventure Hunting & Fishing Fishing - General & Miscellaneous
Hunting & Fishing Fishing - Equipment & TechniquesSports & Adventure
Hunting & Fishing Fishing - Flytying / LuresSports & Adventure
Hunting & Fishing Fishing - General & Miscellaneous
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