THE ORVIS FLY-FISHING GUIDE

Nick Lyons Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0941130916 . Ex-library book, still in good readable condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are all intact, with light soiling on a few pages, a little moreso inside rear cover. Last index page is torn. Cover is scuffed with light edgewear and light soiling outer edge of pages. Illustrated in b/w. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Conceived for novices, the Guide may be simple, but it's not simplistic. Filled with photographs and drawings and written in clear, direct prose, it's basic enough to demystify the ABC's of a complex sport and sophisticated enough to remain useful as a ready reference and constant refresher no matter what your angling skills. "The book, " Rosenbauer admits up front, "is the bare bones of fly fishing; it does not set out to tell everything. " The opening chapter answers the most important question for beginners: What is fly-fishing? "Fly casting, " he explains, "makes it possible to deliver a relatively weightless lure or imitation of a living creature on target, using line weight to develop momentum. That's a fairly dry way of saying that, using a fly rod, you can catch fish with an artificial lure that can't be presented by any other method. " Rosenbauer goes on to cover rods and line sizes, reels, leaders, casting technique, flies, fly selection, fish behavior, tactics, and accessories. He even provides an essential reading list. ... (*Note - due to weight, there may be extra shipping to some areas) [972] .