CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I: GENERAL FLY FISHING TIPS

Chapter 1 - Tackle and Tackle Rigging: Making the Most of Your Equipment

Chapter 2 - Getting Ready: Preparation and Other Essential Gear

Chapter 3 - General Fly Fishing: Basic Tips and Strategies

Chapter 4 - Casting: From Line Control to Mending to Retrieving

Chapter 5 - Freshwater Fly Fishing: Working Streams and Rivers

Chapter 6 - Saltwater Fly Fishing: Reading Water, Locating Fish, Choosing Flies

Chapter 7 - Fly Fishing from Boats: Tactics for Anchors, Drifting, Line Tangles

Chapter 8 - Care and Cleanup: Keeping Equipment in Prime Condition

Chapter 9 - Travel with Fly Tackle: On the Road and in the Air

PART II: FLY TYING TIPS

Chapter 10 - Getting Started with Fly Tying

Chapter 11 - Tools and How to Use Them

Chapter 12 - Thread: Tying On and Tying Off

Chapter 13 - Handling Hooks and Making Weed Guards

Chapter 14 - Making Legs, Adding Eyes, and Tying on Tails

Chapter 15 - Tying Bodies, Heads, and Ribbing

Chapter 16 - Working with Cork, Foam, and Balsa

Chapter 17 - Tying Fly Wings: Wet, Dry, Streamer, Saltwater, Bass

Chapter 18 - A Few Miscellaneous Tips

FINAL WORDS

FURTHER READING

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS