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Josh Greenberg, proprietor of one of the nation's most famous fishing outfitters, on America's most iconic trout-fishing stream, the Au Sable River in Michigan, takes solace from fishing - from reading the movement of the river water, studying the play of the light, and relying on his knowledge of insect and fish life. This prompts him to reflect on the impact of the natural world on his life in his fisherman's journal, which over the course of a...
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The author/editor's technique of interviewing experienced anglers and guides about how they fish and the flies they use lets him relate all this important information in a fun, conversational style. As a result of this unique method-blending fishing with fly tying-The Master's Fly Box will have no direct competition; it will appeal to readers who both tie and fish, as well as those who do not tie their own flies but are seeking sound information about...
12) Trout
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Much new material has been added to this revised edition. This covers angling experiences, methods of fishing, flies, lures, lines, leaders and other things. When Trout was first published spinning had not been introduced in the United States. Since that time it has become very popular and I took up the method at once. There are two lengthy and complete chapters on this method of fishing. They cover tackle, methods, and experiences.
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Richard Brautigan was a literary idol of the 1960s and 1970s whose comic genius and iconoclastic vision of American life caught the imagination of young people everywhere. He came of age during the Haight-Ashbury period and has been called "the last of the Beats." His early books became required reading for the hip generation, and on its publication Trout Fishing in America became an international bestseller. An indescribable romp, the novel is best...
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Argues that the best way to catch trout is simply, with a rod and a fly and not much else. It teaches the reader how to discover where the fish are, at what depth, and what they are feeding on. Describes the techniques needed to present a fly at that depth, make it look lifelike, and hook the fish. Authors employ both the tenkara rod as well as regular fly fishing gear to cover all the bases. Includes paintings by renowned artist James Prosek, technical...
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"Thoroughly revised, with more than thirty new streams and up-to-date maps, this is the best guide to the best trout fishing in America"--
"The Penobscot, Penns Creek, the Little River, Guadalupe, Firehole, Copper River--these streams and ninety-four others like them provide the best trout fishing in America say members of Trout Unlimited (TU). With a dozen or more streams in each of eight regions, one of America's one hundred best trout streams...
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- Tactics for fishing high country lakes, the conflicting currents of high mountain streams, and the ever-changing waters of beaver ponds
- Cutthroats, brook trout, goldens, rainbows, grayling
- The best weather and seasons to fish and the tackle and flies to take into the high country
"The mountains-any mountains-can make you pay for your fishing with time, shoe leather, exertion, and even disappointment. But they usually give back more than they...