The Orvis Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing for Bass: When, Where, and How to Catch Largemouths and Smallmouths »

WILLIAM G. TAPPLY is the author of seventeen mystery novels, a book on mystery writing, and several books about hunting, fishing, and the outdoors, including Upland Days (page 191), Pocket Water (page 159), A Fly-Fishing Life, Sportsman's Legacy, and Bass Bug Fishing (page 148). After twenty-five years as a high-school teacher and administrator, he now teaches writing at Emerson College and Clark University. He is a contributing editor for Field & Stream, a columnist for American Angler, and an editorial associate for Writer's Digest School. He lives in Hancock, New Hampshire.

Largemouth and smallmouth bass are America's most popular gamefish, and with good reason: They strike aggressively, fight hard, jump eagerly, and grow large. Recently high-tech largemouth bass fishing has become big business - but bass fishing can still be kept simple and be a lot of fun. The Orvis Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing for Bass sets forth the American tradition of fishing for bass with a fly rod. Anyone who has tried it will tell you that casting flies for bass is relaxing, loads of fun, and productive - and that fishing with floating bugs is the most enjoyable of all.
In a thorough and concise text, William G. Tapply reveals his cherished bass-fishing techniques. From casting and retrieving, navigating, learning where and when to go and rigging up, this book provides you with all the knowledge you'll need to catch bass.