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From crystal-chalk streams to saltwater flats, untamed jungles, and cascading mountain streams, this collection literally offers up the “tastes” of the most epic fly-fishing adventures in the world.Fly fishing is ultimately less about catching fish and more about the experience—uniquely beautiful places and the people you meet along the way. A hugely important part of destination fishing is the post-angling gathering—often centered around local dishes. The food is what distinguishes these special places, and food is the medium through which fond memories are brought back to life.Each of the twenty destinations in this book features stunning original photos and a unique story about a fishing adventure. And each chapter is capped off with a few recipes—ranging from appetizers to main courses, drinks, and desserts—that exude the flavors of these special places, including fresh salmon and wild mushroom tarts from Normandy, France; baked halibut with wild berry glaze from Alaska; fish tacos and shrimp guacamole from Baja California, Mexico; and much more.Whether a world-traveling angler, someone dreaming of taking a first trip, or an armchair angler or traveler, all will appreciate the complete joy of fly fishing portrayed in these pages.

Whether you’re a beginning angler looking to get into the sport or an experienced fly fisherman wanting to hone your skills, Trout Tips from the co-author of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing is sure to provide you with tips, tactics, and techniques that will make you a better angler.From the mighty rivers of the Pacific Northwest, to the rolling streams of New England, to the freestone streams of the Appalachians, to the frigid waters of Canada, fly fishing is a sport embraced by anglers from all corners of North America. And now from the members of the highly respected conservation organization Trout Unlimited comes a comprehensive volume of tested tips and tactics for flyfishermen from every region and of every skill level. Trout Tips covers every aspect of fly fishing:Learn how to select the rod, reel, and fly line that are best suited for your type of fishing.Perfect your casting techniques so you can place your dry fly, nymph, wet fly, or streamer exactly where you want it to be.Get a proper drift over likely holding areas.Learn how to tie your own fliesIt’s easy with the tips from TU’s tiers. Want to know how to read water, no matter what the conditions? Look no further than this book. Here you’ll find chapters featuring these tips, plus advice on wading, fighting fish, and tying bombproof knots, and much more in this compact and insightful book.Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

From the mighty rivers of the Pacific Northwest, to the rolling streams of New England, to the freestone streams of the Appalachians, to the frigid waters of Canada, fly fishing is a sport embraced by anglers from all corners of North America. And now from the members of the highly respected conservation organization Trout Unlimited comes a comprehensive volume of tested tips and tactics for flyfishermen from every region and of every skill level.Trout Tips covers every aspect of fly fishing. Learn how to select the rod, reel, and fly line that are best suited for your type of fishing. Perfect your casting techniques so you can place your dry fly, nymph, wet fly, or streamer exactly where you want it to be, then get a proper drift over likely holding areas. Want to learn how to tie your own flies? It’s easy with the tips from TU’s tiers. Want to know how to read water, no matter what the conditions? Look no further than this book. Here you’ll find chapters featuring these tips, plus advice on wading, fighting fish, and tying bombproof knots, and much more in this compact and insightful book.Whether you’re a beginning angler looking to get into the sport or an experienced flyfisherman wanting to hone your skills, Trout Tips is sure to provide you with tips, tactics, and techniques that will make you a better angler.Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

An Advanced Course in Fly FishingThe mission of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing was to demystify and un-complicate the tricks and tips that make a great trout fisher. There are no complicated physics lessons in that book. Rather, The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing offered a simple, digestible primer on the basic elements of fly fishing: the cast, presentation, reading water, and selecting flies.In this, The Little Black Book of Fly Fishing, authors Kirk Deeter and Chris Hunt take you to the next level, building upon what Deeter and Charlie Meyers did in The Little Red Book. The Little Black Book will helps fly fishers build upon what they learned in the Little Red Book. Read this valuable, thought-provoking guidebook, and you'll be at the point where you'll be catching fish when no one else is, and you'll know exactly why you are. Advanced casting, presentation, reading the water, fly selection, and much more, including proper gear selection, are all covered. The table of contents, below, explains it all.The Little Black Book of Fly Fishing  Acknowledgments  Foreword  Introduction  Part 1: CASTING   A double-haul is really important, and not just in the saltTeaching someone new? Start with TenkaraEverybody needs a casting lesson. Everybody.Casting longer leaders‘Casting’ nymphs under indicatorsGet a practice rodHow to cast a 15-foot leader (and why you should)Casting at taillightsThe cast killerYour casting stroke follow joints by sizeChallenge your castGreat casts are the ones that get bitScore your casts like golf strokes; fewer is betterThe sand-save castA reach cast is worth a thousand mendsFive feet short on purpose (the linear false cast)Be Lefty in the salt, and Rajeff in the freshGive yourself a “D”Beating windDon’t out-kick your coverage  Part 2: PRESENTATION   Fast strip for saltwater predatorsA swirl, not a riseCasting streamers upstreamCarp: Not just for city kidsStep out of your comfort zoneWhat are the birds after?The potato chip fakeoutWhy natives matterBut I still love brown trout bestMicro-drag: where you stand mattersYou’ll never beat a fish into submissionTake it to the lakeFloat tubes and garbage cansFood never attacks fishA case for the dry-fly snobGo Deep in the name of fish researchRoll fish for funThey’re in skinny water for a reasonThe cafeteria lineThe escape hatch      Part 3: READING WATER (AND FISH)   The stripsetCovering waterSkate and twitch big flies in low lightRod tip down for streamersWeight an unweighted fly with fly-tying beads instead of split-shotUrban anglingGet in shape. Stay in shape.Dry your fly first, apply floatant secondMost fish (and some bugs) face upstream—present accordinglyHead up, game overStep when you streamerBabysit your fliesID the “player” and get after itGin clear waterFlat calm waterDeveloping “TSP” (trout sensory perception)A fish doesn’t see like humans doWalk onThe 10 second ruleLike a dog on a leashTip up or tip down?The keys to spotting fishThe full-court press usually failsUse the whole spice cabinetRiver personalities and handshakesWhat the cloud layers tell youKnowing what they are not doing is equally important as knowing what they areUpwelling v. the straight seamThe speed of the strike is proportionate to the depth of the water (in rivers)See this, do that  Part 4: FLIES   UV resin in home-tied fliesNymphs on the swingMulti-purpose fliesSparse for saltwaterUV parachute postsTip the fly for tying parachute postsCaddis: the most dishonest fly everWire or tinsel for dry fliesThe “pellet fly” you can feel good aboutPractice, practice, practicePeacock herl … and why it worksThe mystery of the Purple Prince NymphProfile is everythingThe Adams familyLethal miceThe Mole Fly miracleBob Behnke on colorsTerrestrials are opportunity bugsThe end of the duckColors change with depthUn-matching the hatchThe monkey poo fly      Part 5: MISC. (Everything from gear, to fighting fish and angler ethics)   Fly reels for trout are just line holdersFly reels matter for saltwater fishFaster rods aren’t always betterYou get what you pay forPride cometh before the fallSheet-metal screwsWire for predatorsQuick-dry attire for the flatsABC. Anything But CottonSnip your tippet at an angleRod weight depends on fly typesThe best loop knot… perfection7X tippet is BSColors and camo above the surfaceGuitars and fly rodsBucket list placesTiger snakes and long hemostatsIt’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock ‘n rollScore fishing like cricketIt’s okay to failI cheer for the fish

Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream and Charlie Meyers of the Denver Post, crack open their notebooks and share expert advice on flies, casting, reading the water, and much more.The mission of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing is to demystify and un-complicate the tricks and tips that make a great trout fisher. There are no complicated physics lessons here. Rather, conceived in the “take dead aim” spirit of Harvey Penick’s classic instructional on golf, The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing offers a simple, digestible primer on the basic elements of fly fishing: the cast, presentation, reading water, and selecting flies. The Table of Contents includes:Part One: The Cast: 45 Tips to Help You Cast Straighter, Longer, and More AccuratelyPart Two: Presentation: 60 Tips to Help you Place and Drift Your Flies So that Trout Will Want to Eat ThemPart Three: Reading Water: 37 Tips to Help You Find Trout in a Rive and Effectively Cast to themPart Four: 43 Tips to Help You Select, Rig, and Fish the Right Fly at the Right Time in the Right WayPart Five: Miscellaneous: 65 Tips on Fighting Fish, Wading, Choosing Ger, and Everything Else That MattersIn the end, this collection of 240 tips is one of the most insightful, plainly spoken, and entertaining works on this sport—one that will serve both novices and experts alike in helping them reflect and hone-in their approaches to fly fishing.