The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Revised [Paperback]

Now thoroughly revised and updated, the essential Orvis primer on fly-fishing, addressing every requirement of the sport and providing an excellent foundation for years of pleasurable fishing. It includes instructions for tackle selection; casting and presentation; flies and their specific uses; essential knots and how to tie them; successful techniques on stream, pond, or ocean; and much more.The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide is the best-selling book for fly anglers!Whether youre a soon-to-be fly fisher looking for the right book to get you started or youre reasonably proficient at the sport and need a refresher course on tying knots for saltwater or the latest info on how to care for your waders or how to fish a dry fly in tricky currents, this invaluable, best-selling guide is for you.The latest, most up-to-date and trustworthy information on:*tackle selection and carerods, reels, lines, leaders and knots*casting with instructive line drawings by Bob White* hundreds of flies in full color, including 50 new patterns*presentation, striking, playing and landing*tactics for stream, stillwater and salt*new techniques including Tenkara and Czech nymphing* how to fish all the major gamefish, fresh and saltwater, including salmon and steelhead*plus a new chapter on conservation, stream etiquette and giving backTom Rosenbauer has been a fly fisher for four decades, and was tying flies commercially at age fourteen. He is the author of numerous books, as well as countless articles for American Angler, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and other periodicals. He is a marketing manager with the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont, and lives in nearby Pawlet.