Fly Fishing Made Easy A Manual For Beginners

Clearly written and generously illustrated, this book presents a practical, informative approach, geared specifically toward novice and intermediate anglers. You'll learn how to select the right equipment, master basic as well as intermediate casting techniques, read the water in order to find the fish, study various types of water bugs to determine what the fish are feeding on and pick the right fly for the job.

Michael Rutter has written numerous articles on fishing for Outdoor Life and Sports Afield as well as specialized fly fishing pieces for Fly Fishing and The Flyfisher. He is author the author of Camping Made Easy and Basic Essentials: Fly Fishing. Michael teaches technical and creative writing at Brigham Young University and lives with his famliy in Orem, Utah. Dave Card is a well-known fishing instructor and writer who contributes to Utah Fishing and Outdoors magazines. He teaches fly fishing and fly-tying classes and lectures at many fishing seminars and shows.Dave makes his home in East American Fork, Utah.

Preface

xiii

An Introduction to the Greatest Sport on Earth: Why Fly Fish?

1

(4)

The Right Stuff: Essential Fly Fishing Equipment

5

(34)

Let's Start with the Rod

6

(7)

Pick and Match to the Fish and to the Water

Shopping for the Rod

The Reel Thing

13

(3)

The Choices

What to Look For

A Good Catchy Line

16

(8)

Line Weight

Line Taper

Line Action

Putting Your Money Down

Backing

Leader

Just Wading Around

24

(5)

Wader Types

Built-In Boots and Wading Boots/Shoes

Safety Stuff

29

(1)

Dress for Casting Success

30

(2)

Sun Protection

Hats

Carrying Arrangements: Fishing Vest vs. Fishing Pack

Accessories Make the Outfit

32

(7)

Rain Gear

Nets

Kit Necessities

Putting Your Best Fly Forward: Presentation of the Fly

39

(20)

Differences between Spin Casting and Fly Casting

39

(1)

The Basic Cast: Getting the Line Out

40

(11)

The Fly Caster's Grip

General Things to Remember

Where to Practice

The Back Cast

The Front Cast

Combining the Front and Back Casts

Aiming

Adding Line to Your Cast

Roll Casting: Your Best Line Forward

51

(4)

How to Do the Roll Cast

Adding Line to the Roll Cast

Serpentine Cast: Cut Yourself Some Slack

55

(1)

How to Do the Serpentine Cast

Steeple Cast: Highly Effective

56

(1)

How to Do the Steeple Cast

Reach Cast: Adjusting to Current Trends

57

(2)

How to Do the Reach Cast

Seeing Past the Surface: Judging the Water

59

(14)

Fish Are Only Human: The Search for Food

60

(6)

The Nature of Feeding Fish

What Will a Fish Eat?

Food, Top and Bottom: The Bugs

Where a Fish Will Lie to Get Food ``Delivered''

Look for Places That Might Produce Fish Food

The Opportunists

Shelter and Safety: Covering Their Tails

66

(2)

Predators In and Out of the Water

Current

Light

Depth

Comfort Zones

68

(2)

Temperature

Oxygen

The Types of Water

70

(3)

Streams and Rivers

Ponds and Lakes

Knowing Your Bugs: The Study of Entomology

73

(16)

How to Pick Your Bug

74

(2)

Mayflies Are King

76

(4)

Nymphs

Emergers

Duns

Spent Spinners

Caddis Flies

80

(2)

Nymphs

Emergers

Adults

Stone Flies

82

(1)

Nymphs: Black and Brown

Emergers

Adults: Orange and Yellow

Midges: The Small Bug

83

(2)

Nymphs

Emergers

Adults

Terrestrials in the Water

85

(1)

Scuds: Freshwater Shrimp

86

(1)

Worms

86

(1)

Crayfish

87

(2)

Puttin' on the Glitz: Attracting Patterns

89

(8)

Why Attracting Patterns?

90

(1)

How Attracting Patterns Work

91

(1)

Where to Start

91

(2)

Attracting Patterns You Should Carry

Attracting Patterns to Add Later

How to Fish Attracting Patterns

93

(1)

Ideas on Trout and Warm-Water Fish

93

(4)

Trout

Bass

Panfish

Putting Your Best Fly Forward: The Fishing Plan and Mending

97

(14)

Your Master Fishing Plan

97

(7)

Thinking Ahead

Current Considerations

Upstream or Downstream

Staying in Control

A Plan for Casting

The Spoilers

Mending Your Line

104

(7)

Line Behavior

What Is Mending?

Mending Casts

Mending Your Line on the Water

The Genesis of Fly Fishing: The Trout

111

(14)

Fighting Fish

112

(1)

Rainbow Trout

113

(2)

Characteristics

German Brown Trout

115

(1)

Characteristics

Cutthroat Trout

116

(3)

Characteristics

Brook Trout

119

(2)

Characteristics

Catch and Release

121

(4)

When You Kill Fish, Consider

Trophy Care

How to Catch and Release

Bass, Bass, Largemouth Bass: Old Bucketmouth on a Fly

125

(10)

Largemouth Bass

126

(9)

Characteristics

Fishing Methods

Tackle

Warm-Water Fighters: Fighting Fish on a Fly

135

(16)

Why Warm-Water Fish on a Fly?

135

(3)

Smallmouth Bass

138

(7)

The Fighter

Characteristics

Fishing Methods

Tackle

Striped Bass

145

(1)

Bluegill

146

(2)

Panfish

148

(1)

Walleye

149

(2)

Going Down and Deep: Fishing the Wet Fly

151

(20)

How to Get Set Up

153

(3)

Successful Casts to Consider

156

(4)

Across and Down

The Upstream Wedge

The Upstream Wedge with a Twitch

The Lift Cast

Beaver Pond Dead Drift

Setting the Hook

160

(1)

The Wet-Fly Approach

160

(1)

Nymphing Approach

161

(3)

Some Nymphs to Consider

Streamers

164

(7)

Fishing the Streamer

Going High and Dry: Fishing the Dry Fly

171

(22)

How to Get Set Up

174

(1)

Basic Dry-Fly Fishing Strategies

174

(6)

Placing the Fly

Opening the Window

Watching the Drag

Setting the Hook

The Good Time to Fish

Useful Dry-Fly Casts

180

(4)

Quartering Cast

Reach Cast

The Upstream Wedge

The Upstream Wedge with a Twitch

Downstream Cast

Casting to Fish You See Rising

184

(1)

Nonselective Fish

Selective Fish

Casting Where You Think the Fish Might Be

185

(4)

Casting the Riffles

Movin' About

Flies to Use

Types of Streams

189

(4)

Freestone Streams

Spring Creeks/Tailwaters

Float Tubes and Other Stuff: Getting to the Fish

193

(16)

Being Safe and Happy

194

(1)

The Float Tube and You

195

(3)

Selecting a Tube

You and the Canoe

198

(3)

It's Fun, but Be Careful

Other Things That Float

201

(1)

Floating Fishing Methods

201

(8)

Basic Wet-Fly Fishing on Lakes and Ponds

Basic Dry-Fly Fishing on Lakes and Ponds

Both Wet and Dry

Casting Out and About: Walking with a Fly Rod

209

(8)

Expanding Local Waters: Beating the Crowds

209

(2)

Park and Walk

Backcountry Fishing

211

(6)

Fishing Tips

Footwear

What to Take

Index

217

(6)

About the Authors

223

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Fly Fishing Made Easy A Manual For Beginners With Tips For The Experienced

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