Fly Fishing For Dummies
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.Hook up with the fly-fishing guide that’s a keeperSome say successful fly fishing requires supreme athleticism, a surgeon’s delicate touch, and the serene spirit of a Zen master. But forget the hype: The updated edition of Fly Fishing for Dummies shows that all you need to get the hang of this enjoyable sport are the right tools, a disciplined technique, and a positive attitude. Whether you’re an old salt or dipping your toes in for the first time, you’ll find everything you need to learn, improve, and keep your casting sharp and fresh!Longtime fishing writer Peter Kaminsky wades right in, taking you from choosing a rod and tying flies all the way through to staying dry with the right wardrobe and cooking up a delicious catch. You’ll also find out how you can get by with just 20 flies, a half dozen casts, and three knots. And, if you want to plunge deeper into the sport, he suggests some bucket-list destination rivers and streams to keep you agreeably hooked and learning for life—proving that the father of fishing writers Izaak Walton was right when, three centuries ago, he said: “No life is so pleasant and happy as that of a well-governed angler.” Study your quarry—from rainbow trout to fashionable “glamour” fishGet the best rod, reel, and gear for success—including the smartest techKnow where to fish (land or sea) and how to read the waterFollow visual examples to sharpen your castingWhatever your fly-fishing aims or skill level, the proven advice and 150+ illustrations in this friendly guide are your path to a lifetime of happy and productive trips: Don’t let it be the one that got away!
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- Utgivningsdatum2020-12-17
- Mått185 x 231 x 25 mm
- Vikt522 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor384
- Upplaga2
- FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
- ISBN9781119685906
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Peter Kaminsky's "Outdoors" column has appeared for many years in the New York Times. His books on fly fishing include The Moon Pulled Up An Acre of Bass, American Waters, and The Flyfisherman's Guide To The Meaning of Life. His fishing writing has appeared in Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, Flyfisherman, Anglers Journal, New York Magazine, and GQ. He is the former managing editor of National Lampoon.
- Introduction 1About This Book 2Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 3Beyond the Book 3Where to Go from Here 3Part 1: The Basics 5Chapter 1: What Every Fly Rodder Needs to Know 7What is a Fish? 7How do I know it’s a fish? 8What does a fish want out of life? 9Fishing versus Angling 10How Do I Learn? Who Do I Ask? 13Parents 13Friends 13Fly shops 13Guides 14Schools 15Online: My inbox runneth over 15Four Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me about When I Started 17Bad vibrations 17Trying to do more than you really can 17Shadows of evil 17Your Budweiser hat 17The Dog Ate My Homework (Or Why You Need a License) 18Chapter 2: Choosing a Rod 19Anatomy of a Fly Rod 20No, butt seriously 22You have to cast your way 23The Four Jobs of a Rod 24When bigger is better (and when it isn’t) 24Line weight and rod weight: The bottom line 25The long and short of it 25Realistically speaking 26Where the action is 26A Rod for All Seasons 27Trout 27Bass, pike, and light saltwater 28Heavy saltwater: Tarpon, sharks, and other monsters 28Matching the rod to the fish 29Have rod, will travel 29Rod Care 30Be finicky about ferrules 30Use a rod case 30Not getting stuck 32Getting unstuck 32The last word 33Chapter 3: Reels 35MFP (Maximum Fishing Pleasure) and the Balanced Outfit 36Fly Reels 36What does a fly reel do? 36The ABCs of arbors 38Kind of a drag 38Using your tools to stop the fish (Hint: Your hand is a piece of tackle, too) 39Why is a Reel Like a New Business? 40Be seated 40The full-figured reel 41Maintaining Your Reels 42Like the dentist says, rinse often 42Don’t forget to oil 43Chapter 4: Between the Rod and the Fish: Hooks, Lines, Leaders 45Checking Out Fly Lines 45Is weight good or bad? 46Does color count? 47Taper tips 47Sink or swim 47Threading your fly line 48Looking at Leaders 50Matching your leader to your fly 51What tippet should I tie? 51How strong does the leader need to be? 53Everything You Need to Know about Hooks 53When bigger is smaller 55Get to the point! 55Unhooking yourself 56Get rid of your barbs 57That Sinking Feeling 59What Comes After the Tippet? 59Tie one on 59Hopper dropper: A true life saver 59Part 2: The Fish and the Flies 61Chapter 5: Trout and the Bugs They Love (Plus Some Non-Bugs Too) 63The Short, Happy Life of the Mayfly: Swim, Eat, Fly, Mate, Die 64In the beginning 64Dry-fly time: The big show 64Spinners: The happy ending and then kaput! 66Get wet! 67Get net! 68Some Nymph Basics 68Crawlers 68Clingers 69Burrowers 69Swimmers 70Reading the Rings 70Headhunting 71Emergers: Trout candy 72Spinners: After the fun is done 72Don’t ignore the small stuff 72Caddis Flies: Not Sexy, but They Work 73Stone Flies: The Biggest Bugs 76Salmon flies: The greatest hatch 76Grasshoppers: Trout Candy 78Beetles, ants, and other terrestrials 80Big fish eat little fish 80Chapter 6: Mayflies (And Why Trout Love Them) 81How Big (Or Small) is a Mayfly? 81The Quill Gordon: As Unpredictable as the Weather 83The Hendrickson: When the Fishing Gets Serious 84March Brown: Big Enough to Care About 86Green Drake: The B52 of Mayflies 86Pale Morning Dun: All Summer Long 88Trico: Major Snack Food 90Callibaetis: Banker’s Hours 91Giant Michigan Caddis: The Champ 92Blue Winged Olive: Always There 93Isonychia: Fast and Furious 94Chapter 7: Fly Tying 97How Many Flies Do I Need? 97Why dry? 98Wets came first 99Nymphs: Unseen but invaluable 100Streamers: More than a mouthful 100An Even Dozen 102The Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear 102The Prince Nymph 102The Comparadun 104The Elk Hair Caddis 105The Parachute Adams 105The Ausable Wulff 106The Griffith’s Gnat 107Rusty Spinner 107Zebra Midge 107The Chernobyl Ant: All in the nuclear family 108The Clouser Minnow 109The Woolly Bugger 110The Muddler Minnow 111So Which Fly Should I Use? 111Roll Your Own? 112Tools of the trade 112Tying your first fly, a wooly bugger 115Tying a dry fly 121Tying a Comparadun 122Tying a Nymph 125Finding Help Online 128Chapter 8: Freshwater Fish 129Trout 129The champ: Brown trout 130High jumpers: Rainbow trout 131Sentimental favorite: Brookies 134The cutthroat 135Lakers: Big Macks 136Pacific Salmon 137Atlantic Salmon 139Basses 140Largemouth 140Smallmouth: The gamest fish 141Pike (“And the Winner of the Mean and Ugly Contest is ”) 144Northern pike 144Muskellunge 145Pickerel 147Fun with Panfish 148Catfish 150Shad: The Poor Man’s Salmon 151Carp 153Golden Dorado 154Chapter 9: The Beautiful Black Bass 155Smallmouth and Largemouth 155Do I need a special rod for bassing? 156Don’t be shy 156Mainstays of the Bass Diet 157Mayflies: Not just for trout anymore 157Damselflies: Big and crunchy 157Dragonflies: Bassing’s B-1 bomber 158Crickets and grasshoppers: Always good, by Jiminy 159Hellgrammites: Helluva meal 160Leeches: Finally, something good about these slimers! 160Crayfish: If you don’t eat them yourself 161Frogs: The bass cookies 161Sculpins: Little big head 162Shiners: A classic bait 162Mice: A bonus 163Great Bass Destinations 163The Everglades: Often overlooked, but nearly perfect 163The St Johns: Fishing with eagles 163The Ozarks: U-pik-it 165Lake Superior, Lake Michigan: Some very Great Lakes 165The St Lawrence River: A lotta water 166The Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers: A good connection 166The Susquehanna River: Birthplace of the Clouser Minnow 166The New River: Not so new 167Alabama’s statewide bassin’ 167The Snake River and the Columbia River: The great Northwest 167Quetico Provincial Park: The boundary waters 168Down east: Ayuppp, pretty fayah fishin’ 168Any farm pond 168Golf courses: No clubs required 168Great Bass Flies 169Popping bugs: My favorite 169The Clouser Minnow 170Wooly Bugger 170Big-headed deer-hair flies 170The Deceiver: I’m a believer 170The Gamechanger: It ain’t the meat; it’s the motion 171Chapter 10: Saltwater Fish 173Some Saltwater Fishing Tips 174Fishing in 360 degrees 174Deciding what rod to use 174The trout strike: A big mistake 175Striped Bass: A Silver Treasure 175Bluefish: Tough Guys 176False Albacore: The Fall Classic 177Weakfish and Speckled Trout: Brothers in Angling 178Redfish: A Cook’s Tale 181Fluke: Flat and Fun 182Marlin: Fly Fishing’s Mt Everest 183Bluefin Tuna: Big, Fast, and Gorgeous 184Inshore Grand Slam 185Bonefish: Gray lightning 185Permit: As if 187Snook: No schnook 188Tarpon: The silver king 189Giant trevally: Gangsta of the flats 190Chapter 11: Saltwater Baits and Flies 193Seafood: Major Saltwater Bait 193Sand eels: Not reely eels 194Silversides: Ocean-going French fries 195Anchovy: Not just for pizza 195Bunker: All in the baitfish family 196Cinder worms: On the moon tides 197Paolo worm: Small bait, monster fish 199Mud crab: A white sand standout 199Shrimp: A great go-to bait 201Mullet: Good in the gullet 201Great Saltwater Fly Types 202Crazy Charlie: A very sane choice 202The Surf Candy: The name says it all 203Snake fly: Eels and then some 203A crab fly: It fairly screams “eat me” 204Lefty’s Deceiver: A true friend 205The Clouser: Still the champ 205The Crease fly 205Part 3: Fly Fishing Essentials 207Chapter 12: Casting and Presentation: The Heart of the Game 209The Keys to Success 210Timing: Not just for comedians 210Keeping your loop tight 210Holding the rod correctly 210Mastering the Forward Cast 212Okay — I tried what you said; what did I do wrong? 214What am I looking for? 215Don’t be in a hurry 215Now what? Preparing to catch an actual fish! 217The reach cast 217Mastering Other Useful Casts 219The roll cast 219The backcast 221The steeple cast 222Dealing with a headwind 222Aiming for distance 223The double haul 223The Spey cast: Where have you been my whole life? 226Drag: It’s a major drag 227Adding to Your Casting Arsenal 228The backhand: A great tool 228The pile cast: Lotsa loops 229Bouncing under a limb 230Mending: A must-learn technique 231Keeping a dry fly dry (or at least floating) 231False casting: The awful truth 232Quarter casting: A great old-timer 232Using a stripping basket and the two-hand retrieve 233Fish Near, Then Far 234Fishing the clock 234Understanding the boat clock 234Chapter 13: Time and Place 237Getting in the Zone 237Going with the flow 238Lakes and reservoirs 241Salt water 247The Time is Now 251Good times 252When the barometer’s moving, rent a movie or clean your closet 253“Real guys fish at night” 253No Matter When or Where You Fish, Remember This 254Keep a cool head 254Go slow 254Be quiet, please 254Stay out of sight 254Be chill 255Wading 255Thy rod and thy staff 255Thy friend, too 255Don’t do what fish do 256Back(ass)wards, please 256If you fall 256Chapter 14: Catching and (Often) Releasing 257When Should I Strike? 257Lifters and Strippers 258Trout: Be firm but gentle 258Salmon: A different tune 258Bass, pike, muskies: Gangsta style 258Salt water: Stay down! 259Fish On! (Now What Do I Do?!) 259The Fight 260Your rod is your best weapon 260Help from the reel 260The line helps too 260The reel thing 261Heads up! 261Use the current 261Running for cover 262“What a jump! Hey! What happened?” 262Rod up, reel down (pumping a fish) 262Playing the fish 263Light tackle takes longer 264Landing or Boating the Fish 264Should I use a net? 264To kill or not to kill 266Before you catch and release 267Treating a fish properly 267Revive and release 267Catch, quickly shoot a photo, and release 268Chapter 15: The Fly Fishing Wardrobe 271Take It Off! 271The Well-Dressed Fly Rodder 272Dress like Robin Hood (green tights optional) 273Keep the lid on 273Don’t forget your face 273Waders: A Necessity 274Gloves: The Hot and Cold of It 275Vest or Pack? 276Packs that pack the right stuff 277Another option: Lanyard 279Sunglasses: Function, Not Fashion 281Chapter 16: Knots: A Few Will Do 283A Brief Vocabulary of Knots 284The Fisherman’s Knot 284The Surgeon’s Knot 286The Perfection Loop 288More Good-to-Know Knots 290The Orvis Knot 290Lefty’s Loop 290Line to reel 291Joining fat line to skinny line or wire 292Chapter 17: Cooking Your Catch 297Perfect Poaching, I Promise 298Poached Fish 299Pan Roasting for Crisp Skin 300Crispy Skin Fillet 301Frying Fish to Crunchy Perfection 303Battered Fish 304Baking Fish in a Salt Crust for Great Presentation 305Salt-Baked Big Fish and Vegetables with Fresh Salsa 306Tossing Whole Fish on the Grill 308Grilled Whole Fish 309Part 4: The Part of Tens 311Chapter 18: Great Trout Streams 313The Upper Delaware: New York and Pennsylvania 314Henry’s Fork: Idaho 316The Missouri: Montana 317The Yellowstone: Wyoming and Montana 318The South Platte River: Colorado 320The Deschutes: Oregon 321Fall River: California 321The Au Sable: Michigan 322The White River: Arkansas 323The South Holston: Tennessee 324Chapter 19: Ten Trout and Salmon Bucket-List Destinations 325Argentina 326Chile 326New Zealand 327Iceland 327Alaska 327The Kola Peninsula 327British Columbia 328The Pyrenees, Spain 328England: Fly Fishing’s Home Court 328Slovenia and Balkans 328Chapter 20: Ten Saltwater Bucket-List Destinations 329The Florida Keys: More Than Margaritaville 330Lands of the Maya: The Yucatan and Belize 331The Bahamas 331Cuba, Sí 331Kiritimati: That’s Christmas Island to You 332The Seychelles: Far Away, and That’s Good 332Montauk: A Frenzy of Fish (and Fishermen) 332The Outer Bank 332New Orleans: Reds in Bluesville 333Cabo San Lucas: Bigger Game 333Chapter 21: Eleven Good Reads 335He Wrote He Fished It Was Good 335The Modern Master 336In the Beginning 336Time and Place 336Fly Fishing’s Ground Zero 337Trout Are the Best Reason for Many Things 337Guide Wars 337A Latitude Attitude 338The Way It Was 338Madness? I Don’t Think So 338An Eleventh Book, If That’s Okay with You 339Chapter 22: Ten Great Online Resources 341Catch Magazine 342Flylords 342Troutbitten 342Southern Culture on the Fly 343Midcurrent 343Capt Jack Productions 343Trout Unlimited 343Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing 344The Slide Inn 344Rio Products on YouTube 344Index 345