Authors: Tom Fuller
ISBN-13: 9780071427876, ISBN-10: 0071427872
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: May 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Tom Fuller (Belchertown, MA) is a lifelong angler and a writer whose articles have been widely published in fishing and outdoor magazines. He is New England editor of Field & Stream magazine.
Do your wading in a brook, not a book
Can’t wait to hook into your first trout? You don’t have to! Unlike other beginner’s books, this streamlined guide to getting your feet wet in one of America’s fastest growing sports gives you just the information you need, as you need it, to get out on the stream and start flicking your fly rod—after just one hour with this book!
Master angler and writer Tom Fuller keeps the reading and preparation to a bare minimum as he provides must-have information that you can take straight to the bank—of the stream, that is. Carefully sequenced to be in sync with your learning curve, and supported by numerous and detailed photographs and drawings, Getting Started in Fly Fishing shows you how to:
Looking for more advanced coaching? You’ll find plenty of that here too, including how to deal with common casting problems; read the water; choose the right fly for any situation; present flies to trout; and go beyond trout to salmon, bass, steelhead, and saltwater fish. But first you have to get started, and nothing puts your line in the water faster than Getting Started in Fly Fishing.
Tom Fuller is a lifelong angler whose articles have been widely published in fishing and outdoor magazines. He is the Northeast Regional columnist for Outdoor Life magazine and has published several books on fly fishing.
Tom Fuller (Belchertown, MA) is a lifelong angler and a writer whose articles have been widely published in fishing and outdoor magazines. He is New England editor of Field & Stream magazine.
Acknowledgments | ix | |
Introduction | 1 | |
Part 1 | Getting Out There | |
1 | The Start-Up Kit | 6 |
Rod, Reel, and Line | ||
Leader and Tippet | ||
Flies | ||
Tools: Fly Boxes, Nippers, Hemostats, Fly Floatant, Landing Net, and Sunscreen | ||
Waders | ||
Clothing and Sunglasses | ||
Vests | ||
2 | Before You Wet Your Line | 22 |
Knots: Attaching the Leader to the Fly Line, the Tippet to the Leader, and the Fly to the Tippet | ||
Casting the Line | ||
Wading In | ||
Deciding Where to Fish | ||
Knowing How Flies Should Look to Fish | ||
3 | Your First Day on the Stream | 37 |
Gearing Up: Planning When and Where to Go, Assembling the Fly Rod, Choosing and Attaching the Fly, Donning Waders and Vest | ||
Your First Cast onto the Water | ||
Your First Cast to a Rising Trout | ||
Hooking, Playing, and Landing Your First Fish | ||
Checking Your Leader, Tippet, and Fly Before Casting to Your Next Fish | ||
Fishing Varieties of Trout Water | ||
Quitting Time | ||
4 | Your Second Day on the Stream | 51 |
Watching the Water | ||
Tying on the Right Dry Fly | ||
When and How to Fish a Nymph | ||
When and How to Fish a Wet Fly | ||
When and How to Fish a Streamer | ||
Mending Line | ||
5 | More About Trout and How to Catch Them | 65 |
More About Trout | ||
More About Trout Streams | ||
Fishing in Lakes and Ponds | ||
Part 2 | The Art and Science of Fly Fishing | |
6 | Casting Problems and Solutions | 80 |
The Line Doesn't Straighten Out on the Backcast or the Forecast | ||
The Line Cracks Like a Whip | ||
Unwanted Knots in the Leader: The Tailing Loop | ||
There's No Room for a Backcast | ||
Casting Sinking Line and Heavier Flies | ||
Casting in the Wind | ||
7 | More on Understanding and Imitating What Trout Eat | 93 |
The Foods Trout Eat | ||
Mayflies | ||
Caddisflies | ||
Stoneflies | ||
Terrestrials | ||
Still-Water Foods | ||
Forage Fish | ||
8 | Presenting Flies to Trout | 115 |
Dry Fly Strategies | ||
Nymph Strategies | ||
Strategies for Wet Flies and Streamers | ||
Still-Water Strategies | ||
9 | Trout Waters and Stream Safety | 131 |
Groundwater | ||
Rising Water to High Water | ||
Falling Water to Low Water | ||
Stream Safety--Again | ||
10 | The Future of Fly Fishing | 143 |
Stream Etiquette | ||
Local Conservation | ||
Regional Conservation Groups | ||
National Groups | ||
Part 3 | Going Farther and Further | |
11 | Beyond Trout | 156 |
Salmon and Steelhead | ||
Other Freshwater Quarry | ||
Saltwater Fly Fishing | ||
12 | Flies and Fly Tying | 167 |
Attractor Flies | ||
All-Purpose Flies | ||
Imitator Flies | ||
Dry Flies | ||
Wet Flies | ||
Nymphs | ||
Streamers | ||
Saltwater Flies | ||
Fly Tying | ||
Tom's Terrific Twenty-Four for Trout | ||
Bibliography | 181 | |
Resources | 183 | |
Index | 188 |