 Author Name: Lefty Kreh
Title: FLY FISHING FOR BASS
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT ( THE LYONS PRESS
ISBN Number: 1592283101 / 9781592283101
Seller ID: 1060419
A master fly fisherman reveals the essentials of fly fishing for largemouth, smallmouth, & exotics. A handsome distillation of a lifetime of wisdom; chapters include tackle, discussing rods, reels, lines, leaders, & flies, & which type of each best suits the bass hunt. Color photos & B&W illus; 5x7.5 inches, 144 pgs.
'In a handsome distillation of a lifetime of wisdom, master angler Lefty Kreh reveals the essentials of fly fishing for bass, arguably the most popular and important gamefish that is admired and hunted by legions of anglers, and found in nearly every state and province of North America.
Lefty devotes chapters to tackle, discussing rods, reels, lines, leaders, and flies, and which type of each best suits the bass hunt. His expertise on flies is particularly encyclopedic. He tailors the fly fisher's selection to both smallmouth and largemouth bass, explaining, for example, why the smallmouth might prefer the Clouser Minnow, Woolly Bugger, and Soft Hackle, and why the largemouth might choose the Red & White Hackle and Half & Half.
Having informed and outfitted the angler, Kreh shows where to fish, providing valuable advice on reading large and small rivers, lakes, and ponds, as well as giving tips on using boats and even freeing flies from snags.
Dedicated bass anglers will catch more and bigger bass. Newcomers will discover a superb angling experience. Both will find FLY FISHING FOR BASS an indispensable reference.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
LEFTY KREH is an internationally known and respected master in the field of fly fishing. He has taught fly-casting and fly-fishing techniques since the 1950s, and he has fished in all fifty states, every province in Canada, Iceland, and much of Europe, South America, and the South Pacific. Lefty is the author of Presenting the Fly, Fly Fishing in Salt Water, Saltwater Fly Patterns, Practical Fishing Knots, Solving Casting Problems, and 101 Fly-Fishing Tips. He lives in Maryland.
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