False Albacore A Comprehensive Guide to Fly Fishing's Hottest Fish

Name: False Albacore A Comprehensive Guide to Fly Fishing's Hottest Fish
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ISBN: 9780881505207

ISBN-10: 088150520X

ISBN-13: 9780881505207

Edition: 2002

Authors: Tom Gilmore

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Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/17/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 7.28" wide x 10.31" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Boys of Autumn



Fly Fishing's Hottest Fish



Saltwater Fly Fishing


The Early Days


The Explosion


The Blitz



False Albacore, the Fish


Built for Speed


Feeding Behavior


Eye of an Eagle


Nomads



Finding Fish


Shrink the Playing Field


Got Bait?


Birds as Scouts


Moons and Tides


The Fish Themselves



Tools of the Trade


Rods


Reels


Fly Lines


Leaders and Tippet


Knots


Stripping Baskets


Carrying Your Gear


High and Dry


Documenting Your Catch


Fishing Log



Important East Coast Baitfish


American Sand Lance (Ammodytes americanus)


Bay Anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli)


Atlantic Silverside (Menidia menidia)


Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)


Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus)


Butterfish (Peprilus triancanthus)


Striped Anchovy (Anchoa hepsetus)


Scaled Sardine (Herenqula pensacolae)



Fly Patterns and Design


Match the Hatch


Weight


Eyes


Traditional Patterns and Natural Materials


Modern Patterns and Synthetic Materials


The Deadly Dozen


Hooks



Delivering the Groceries: Fishing Tactics and Techniques


Reading the Water


Tactics for Shore Fishermen


Tactics for Boat Fishermen


Casting


Retrieves



Battle Plans


Hooking


Clearing Line to the Reel


The Fight


The Release



Related Species


Atlantic Bonito (Sarda sarda)


Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)


Blackfin Tuna (Thunnus atlanticus)


Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)


Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)


Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)


Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus)



Hot Spots and Happy Hours



Cape Cod and the Islands



Rhode Island's Breachways and Connecticut's Rips



The South Shore of Long Island and New Jersey's Jetty Country



North Carolina's Outer Banks



Florida's East Coast and the Keys


Final Thoughts



Guides, Tackle Shops, Fly Tiers, and Sources of Information


Index