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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: The Basics
Chapter 1: What Every Fly Rodder Needs to Know
What Is a Fish?
Fishing versus Angling
How Do I Learn? Who Do I Ask?
Four Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me about When I Started
The Dog Ate My Homework (Or Why You Need a License)
Chapter 2: Choosing a Rod
Anatomy of a Fly Rod
The Four Jobs of a Rod
A Rod for All Seasons
Rod Care
Chapter 3: Reels
MFP (Maximum Fishing Pleasure) and the Balanced Outfit
Fly Reels
Why Is a Reel Like a New Business?
Maintaining Your Reels
Chapter 4: Between the Rod and the Fish: Hooks, Lines, Leaders
Checking Out Fly Lines
Looking at Leaders
Everything You Need to Know about Hooks
That Sinking Feeling
What Comes After the Tippet?
Part 2: The Fish and the Flies
Chapter 5: Trout and the Bugs They Love (Plus Some Non-Bugs Too)
The Short, Happy Life of the Mayfly: Swim, Eat, Fly, Mate, Die
Some Nymph Basics
Reading the Rings
Caddis Flies: Not Sexy, but They Work
Stone Flies: The Biggest Bugs
Grasshoppers: Trout Candy
Chapter 6: Mayflies (And Why Trout Love Them)
How Big (Or Small) Is a Mayfly?
The Quill Gordon: As Unpredictable as the Weather
The Hendrickson: When the Fishing Gets Serious
March Brown: Big Enough to Care About
Green Drake: The B52 of Mayflies
Pale Morning Dun: All Summer Long
Trico: Major Snack Food
Callibaetis: Banker’s Hours
Giant Michigan Caddis: The Champ
Blue Winged Olive: Always There
Isonychia: Fast and Furious
Chapter 7: Fly Tying
How Many Flies Do I Need?
An Even Dozen
So Which Fly Should I Use?
Roll Your Own?
Finding Help Online
Chapter 8: Freshwater Fish
Trout
Pacific Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Basses
Pike (“And the Winner of the Mean and Ugly Contest Is …”)
Fun with Panfish
Catfish
Shad: The Poor Man’s Salmon
Carp
Golden Dorado
Chapter 9: The Beautiful Black Bass
Smallmouth and Largemouth
Mainstays of the Bass Diet
Great Bass Destinations
Great Bass Flies
Chapter 10: Saltwater Fish
Some Saltwater Fishing Tips
Striped Bass: A Silver Treasure
Bluefish: Tough Guys
False Albacore: The Fall Classic
Weakfish and Speckled Trout: Brothers in Angling
Redfish: A Cook’s Tale
Fluke: Flat and Fun
Marlin: Fly Fishing’s Mt. Everest
Bluefin Tuna: Big, Fast, and Gorgeous
Inshore Grand Slam
Chapter 11: Saltwater Baits and Flies
Seafood: Major Saltwater Bait
Great Saltwater Fly Types
Part 3: Fly Fishing Essentials
Chapter 12: Casting and Presentation: The Heart of the Game
The Keys to Success
Mastering the Forward Cast
Mastering Other Useful Casts
Adding to Your Casting Arsenal
Fish Near, Then Far
Chapter 13: Time and Place
Getting in the Zone
The Time Is Now
No Matter When or Where You Fish, Remember This
Wading
Chapter 14: Catching and (Often) Releasing
When Should I Strike?
Lifters and Strippers
Fish On! (Now What Do I Do?!)
The Fight
Landing or Boating the Fish
Chapter 15: The Fly Fishing Wardrobe
Take It Off!
The Well-Dressed Fly Rodder
Waders: A Necessity
Gloves: The Hot and Cold of It
Vest or Pack?
Sunglasses: Function, Not Fashion
Chapter 16: Knots: A Few Will Do
A Brief Vocabulary of Knots
The Fisherman’s Knot
The Surgeon’s Knot
The Perfection Loop
More Good-to-Know Knots
Chapter 17: Cooking Your Catch
Perfect Poaching, I Promise
Pan Roasting for Crisp Skin
Frying Fish to Crunchy Perfection
Baking Fish in a Salt Crust for Great Presentation
Tossing Whole Fish on the Grill
Part 4: The Part of Tens
Chapter 18: Great Trout Streams
The Upper Delaware: New York and Pennsylvania
Henry’s Fork: Idaho
The Missouri: Montana
The Yellowstone: Wyoming and Montana
The South Platte River: Colorado
The Deschutes: Oregon
Fall River: California
The Au Sable: Michigan
The White River: Arkansas
The South Holston: Tennessee
Chapter 19: Ten Trout and Salmon Bucket-List Destinations
Argentina
Chile
New Zealand
Iceland
Alaska
The Kola Peninsula
British Columbia
The Pyrenees, Spain
England: Fly Fishing’s Home Court
Slovenia and Balkans
Chapter 20: Ten Saltwater Bucket-List Destinations
The Florida Keys: More Than Margaritaville
Lands of the Maya: The Yucatan and Belize
The Bahamas
Cuba, Sí
Kiritimati: That’s Christmas Island to You
The Seychelles: Far Away, and That’s Good
Montauk: A Frenzy of Fish (and Fishermen)
The Outer Bank
New Orleans: Reds in Bluesville
Cabo San Lucas: Bigger Game
Chapter 21: Eleven Good Reads
He Wrote. He Fished. It Was Good.
The Modern Master
In the Beginning
Time and Place
Fly Fishing’s Ground Zero
Trout Are the Best Reason for Many Things
Guide Wars
A Latitude Attitude
The Way It Was
Madness? I Don’t Think So
An Eleventh Book, If That’s Okay with You
Chapter 22: Ten Great Online Resources
Catch Magazine
Flylords
Troutbitten
Southern Culture on the Fly
Midcurrent
Capt. Jack Productions
Trout Unlimited
Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing
The Slide Inn
Rio Products on YouTube
Index
About the Authors
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
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