Author Name: Tom Rosenbauer Illustrations by Rod Walinchus
Title: ORVIS POCKET GUIDE TO DRY-FLY FISHING
Binding: Hardcover
Type: BOOK
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT ( THE LYONS PRESS
ISBN Number: 1585747963 / 9781585747962
Seller ID: 1027376
Detailed field guide to casting, strategies, fly selection, & presentation, retrieves, & hook-setting tactics for different types of water. Full color; 4x6 inches, 128 pgs.
'This handy reference and guidebook covers the essential elements of this most exciting form of fly fishing, including tips on how to select the right dry fly for the situation, the best types of water and the best time of day to fish dries, identifying rise forms and what the fish are eating, special leaders and the right rod and line, and ways to present the fly to make it look natural. Also included are valuable tips on how to approach a rising fish without spooking it, and how to cast the fly on the water to obtain the best results.
Whether you are fishing the water for unseen trout or for rising, selective feeders, this pocket reference book should always be in your tackle bag or vest. Illustrated with color photographs and superb drawings by Rod Walinchus, this pocket guide will prove indispensable for beginners and experts alike.
Tom Rosenbauer is the author of The Orvis Guide to Reading Trout Streams, The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide, and many other important books for fly fishers. He is the vice president of marketing at the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont and lives in nearby Arlington.
Rod Walinchus has illustrated numerous books, including Western Fly-Fishing Strategies, Practical Fishing Knots, Presenting the Fly, and The Orvis Streamside Guide to Approach and Presentation. He lives in Livingston, Montana.
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