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Acknowledgments | ix | |
Introduction | 1 | |
Part 1 | Getting Out There | |
1 | The Start-Up Kit | 6 |
Rod, Reel, and Line | ||
Leader and Tippet | ||
Flies | ||
Tools: Fly Boxes, Nippers, Hemostats, Fly Floatant, Landing Net, and Sunscreen | ||
Waders | ||
Clothing and Sunglasses | ||
Vests | ||
2 | Before You Wet Your Line | 22 |
Knots: Attaching the Leader to the Fly Line, the Tippet to the Leader, and the Fly to the Tippet | ||
Casting the Line | ||
Wading In | ||
Deciding Where to Fish | ||
Knowing How Flies Should Look to Fish | ||
3 | Your First Day on the Stream | 37 |
Gearing Up: Planning When and Where to Go, Assembling the Fly Rod, Choosing and Attaching the Fly, Donning Waders and Vest | ||
Your First Cast onto the Water | ||
Your First Cast to a Rising Trout | ||
Hooking, Playing, and Landing Your First Fish | ||
Checking Your Leader, Tippet, and Fly Before Casting to Your Next Fish | ||
Fishing Varieties of Trout Water | ||
Quitting Time | ||
4 | Your Second Day on the Stream | 51 |
Watching the Water | ||
Tying on the Right Dry Fly | ||
When and How to Fish a Nymph | ||
When and How to Fish a Wet Fly | ||
When and How to Fish a Streamer | ||
Mending Line | ||
5 | More About Trout and How to Catch Them | 65 |
More About Trout | ||
More About Trout Streams | ||
Fishing in Lakes and Ponds | ||
Part 2 | The Art and Science of Fly Fishing | |
6 | Casting Problems and Solutions | 80 |
The Line Doesn't Straighten Out on the Backcast or the Forecast | ||
The Line Cracks Like a Whip | ||
Unwanted Knots in the Leader: The Tailing Loop | ||
There's No Room for a Backcast | ||
Casting Sinking Line and Heavier Flies | ||
Casting in the Wind | ||
7 | More on Understanding and Imitating What Trout Eat | 93 |
The Foods Trout Eat | ||
Mayflies | ||
Caddisflies | ||
Stoneflies | ||
Terrestrials | ||
Still-Water Foods | ||
Forage Fish | ||
8 | Presenting Flies to Trout | 115 |
Dry Fly Strategies | ||
Nymph Strategies | ||
Strategies for Wet Flies and Streamers | ||
Still-Water Strategies | ||
9 | Trout Waters and Stream Safety | 131 |
Groundwater | ||
Rising Water to High Water | ||
Falling Water to Low Water | ||
Stream Safety--Again | ||
10 | The Future of Fly Fishing | 143 |
Stream Etiquette | ||
Local Conservation | ||
Regional Conservation Groups | ||
National Groups | ||
Part 3 | Going Farther and Further | |
11 | Beyond Trout | 156 |
Salmon and Steelhead | ||
Other Freshwater Quarry | ||
Saltwater Fly Fishing | ||
12 | Flies and Fly Tying | 167 |
Attractor Flies | ||
All-Purpose Flies | ||
Imitator Flies | ||
Dry Flies | ||
Wet Flies | ||
Nymphs | ||
Streamers | ||
Saltwater Flies | ||
Fly Tying | ||
Tom's Terrific Twenty-Four for Trout | ||
Bibliography | 181 | |
Resources | 183 | |
Index | 188 |
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