Fly and Spin Fishing for River Smallmouths »

Fly and Spin Fishing for River Smallmouths is a motivating, informative guide for nature lovers of all kinds. The book delves into river bass fishing with easy-to-use tips on everything smallmouth, from lures and flies, types of cover to target, to strategies for cold and warm seasons, and much more. The book suggests thrilling family-friendly river hobbies like canoeing, bird watching, river camping, and introducing children to the outdoors. This book also leads landowners, farmers, and adventurers in their efforts to protect our nation s waterways. From conservation easements to blueways, the author describes profitable and environmentally-enlightened government conservation programs.

Introduction     ix
Preface: It's All Connected     xi
How to Protect Our Upland Rivers
In Praise of Headwaters     3
Conservation Easements: Protecting the Future of Fly and Spin Fishing     11
Minnows and Mussels: What They Can Teach Us     18
Working Together to Improve Wildlife Habitat     24
Learning New Ways: Ray Hundley, Veteran Sportsman and Farmer     30
Living Easy on the Land     35
Enhancing the Experience
Take a Child Fishing This Summer     45
Birding by Canoe     49
Canoe Camping     56
Eleven Must-Have Items for the Canoe Camper ... For No More Than {dollar}200     62
The Worst Guides I've Ever Met     69
Summertime Smallmouth Fishing
Five Can't-Miss Patterns for Summertime Smallmouths     77
Surface Flies and Lures     84
Summertime Smallmouths: Topwater Time All Day Long     90
Debunking the Myths about Topwaters     97
Some Like It Hot: Try the Midday Period for Sizzling Smallmouth Action     104
Six More Important Factors than Color for Bass Fishing     109
Chuggers: Great Lures and Flies for Warm Season Bass     114
Fall Smallmouth Fishing
Five Top Lures and Flies for Fall Smallies     123
Bass Fishing's All-Purpose Bait: The Grub     129
Fall Patterns on America's Smallmouth Rivers     134
The Truth About Fall Fishing for River Smallmouths     141
Be a Contrarian Angler     146
Winter Smallmouth Fishing
Five Hot Spots for Late Fall/Early Winter River Smallmouths     153
Five Hot Spots for Late Winter/Early Spring River Smallmouths     158
How to Catch "Neutral" River Smallmouths     165
All About Wood Cover     170
Return to Yesteryear: Going after America's Small Stream Bass     174