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L. L. Bean Fly-Fishing Handbook

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ISBN-10: 1592282938

ISBN-13: 9781592282937

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Dave Whitlock, Nick Lyons, Nick Lyons

List price: $18.95
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With colorful, concise, and easy-to-follow illustrations, The L.L. Bean Fly-Fishing Handbook offers a fun introduction to the sport. This friendly volume coaches readers on the basics of fly-casting and assembly of tackle without demanding that the reader invest tons of time and money. The goal here is getting started, and this useful, portable book won’t sit on the shelf—it’s meant to be taken outdoors for easy consultation. Author Dave Whitlock covers the foods fish eat and how to imitate those foods, details the necessary fly assortment for novices, and provides a useful glossary. Chapters added in this edition include approaches to saltwater fish species, ethics and sportsmanship, and…    
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Book details

List price: $18.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 12/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.088

Dave Whitlock 's art and writing appear regularly in many fly-fishing and sport publications such as Fly Fisherman , Fly Fishing and Tying Journal , Trout Magazine , In-Fisherman and Field & Stream . His books include Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods , the L.L. Bean Fly Fishing Handbook , Imitating and Fishing Natural Fish Foods and Trout and Their Food . He continues to teach fishing and fly-tying programs around the country. He lives in Welling, Oklahoma.

Nick Lyons, a former professor of English at Hunter College, was John Voelker's editor for "Trout Magic". He writes frequently about fishing & lives in New York City.

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Foreword to the 1996 Edition
Understanding Fly Tackle
Assembling Fly Tackle
How to Fly Cast
Fly-Fishing Tactics
The Biology of Fish
Natural Foods for Fish
Fish Made for Fly Fishing
Tying Flies
Fly-Fishing Safety
Fly-Fishing Apparel and Accessories
The Present and Years Ahead: Ethics and Manners
Fly Assortments
Publications and Organizations for Fly Fishers
Glossary
Index