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Complete Book of Fly Fishing

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ISBN-10: 0070456380

ISBN-13: 9780070456389

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Tom McNally, Tom Beecham

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This comprehensive and authoritative guide offers a complete introduction to fly fishing theory and practice. Tom McNally offers information and advice on aspects such as selecting equipment, where to fish, and different species of fish.
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Book details

List price: $40.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 9/22/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.10" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Angler's Hall of Fame member Tom McNally, a native of Berlin, New Hampshire, has enjoyed a long and illustrious career as one of the world's best-known outdoor writers, with more than 26 books, 10,000 newspaper columns, and 4,500 magazine features to his credit. He has written for, among others, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, Sports Afield, True, Reader's Digest, The Saturday Evening Post, Look, and USA Today. He was outdoor editor for the Baltimore Sun, and later the Chicago Tribune. Now retired, Tom lives with his wife, Phyllis, along Montana's Madison River, where he fishes, hunts, writes, and watches the sunset playing across Fan Mountain.

Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
About Fly Fishing
Fly Rods
Fly Reels
Fly Lines
Leader Design and Construction
Popular Fly-Fishing Knots
Fly-Casting Basics
Advanced Fly Casting
Gear for the Fly Fisherman
Trout-Fishing Flies
Special Flies and Bugs
How to Tie Flies
Wet-Fly Fishing
Dry-Fly Fishing for Trout
Nymph Fishing for Trout
Streamer Fishing for Trout
Hooking, Playing, and Landing Fish with a Fly Rod
On the Stream
Techniques for Low-Water Trout
Fishing Bass Bugs
Spinners and Porkrind for Bass
Streamers and Nymphs for Bass
Dry Flies for Stream Smallmouths
Fly Fishing for Northern Pike
Panfish on Flies and Bugs
Lake Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing Salt Water, Inshore
Fly Fishing Salt Water, Offshore
Special Fish Species
Afterword
Index