 Author Name: Craig Mathews & Gary LaFontaine
Title: FLY FISHING THE MADISON
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT ( THE LYONS PRESS
ISBN Number: 1585745073 / 9781585745074
Seller ID: 1027619
Shop owner, guide, & acclaimed author Mathews averages 70 days a year on his home water, the Madison, & over the past several decades has mastered the ways of this famous, but complicated, fishery. Section-by-section guide to the water will provide the info you need to make the difference on your Madison River fly-fishing trip. B&W photos, map, hatch chart, popular flies list, recipes for essential flies; 6x9; 148 pgs.
'Essential reading for all fly fishers going to the Madison. Flowing from its headwaters in Yellowstone National Park to Three Forks, Montana, where it joins the Jefferson and the Gallatin to form the mighty Missouri, the Madison River is one of the most famous, but also one of the most complicated, trout rivers in North America. This river can have different insect hatches every fifty yards, and ranges from a glassy, spring-fed stream to a tumbling torrent filled with rapids. Its complex variety of waters and habitat defies conventional fly-fishing techniques. Covering the various sections of the river, fishing conditions likely to confront you in all four seasons, various insect hatches'including the famous salmon fly'along with a list proven fly patterns and tying recipes for sixteen of the best, Fly Fishing the Madison will prove invaluable to all fly anglers planning to fish this spectacular waterway.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Craig Matthews, fly shop owner, guide, and noted author, in Fly Fishing the Madison, demystifies the river. He offers valuable insights and advice to first-time visitors and veterans alike.
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