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Book SynopsisA thorough revision of one of our most highly-regarded titles, the author, Taylor Streit, is the guide that other guides look to for advice.
Trade Review"Instinctive Fly Fishing is packed with friendly, practical advice for improving all aspects of your fishing game—including your attitude." —Paul Guernsey, former Editor-in-Chief, Fly Rod and Reel"Move over Ray Bergman, Charley Brooks, John Gierach, here comes Taylor Streit upriver waggling his literary fly rod with the best of them in a wonderful, easy-going, and easy-reading book that is sure to find an honored place among the classics . . . Anybody who reads this book can't fail to discover joy on any river . . . and catch plenty of fish to boot." —John Nichols"Shrewd and wise perceptions on how all fly fishers can achieve a state of skill we all seek." —Nick Lyons "Move[s] anglers beyond the wives' tales and popular presumptions of modern fly fishing to a more intuitive and natural approach. . . . It does what it does extremely well: making most readers want to throw off the hair suit of science and bad advice and go catch fish." —Marshall Cutchin, publisher of Midcurrent "Every fly fisherman should read this book more than once!" —A. K. Best "This is a catalog of useful information for fly fishers." —John Gierach "Taylor Streit is a natural born fly fisherman, guide, and teacher. Instinctive Fly Fishing is all about how less clutter in your fly fishing game means more productive fishing. It's a book every serious fly fisher should read." —Ed Engle
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Instinctive Fly Fishing Chapter 2: The Fly Fishing Personality Chapter 3: Tips To be expanded by approximately 700 words. Chapter 4: Casting To be expanded by approximately 750 words. Chapter 5: Water and Weather Conditions Chapter 6: Sun, Shade, and Silhouette Chapter 7: Fishing Pressure / Selective Trout To be expanded by approximately 1,000 words. Chapter 8: Hatches To be expanded by approximately 1,200 words. Chapter 9: Strike! Chapter 10: Drift To be expanded by approximately 200 words. Chapter 11: Flies To be expanded by approximately 1,000 words. Chapter 12: Nymphs To be expanded by approximately 500 words. Chapter 13: Dries To be expanded by approximately 400 words. Chapter 15: Swing Chapter 16: Bluegills and Bobbers Chapter 17: Kids Chapter 18: Reading Water To be expanded by approximately 200 words.Chapter 19: Riffles Chapter 20: Eddy Fishing Chapter 21: Lakes Chapter 22: Hiring a Guide Chapter 23: Fighting Fish Chapter 24: Wading Chapter 25: Snagged Chapter 26: Gear To be expanded by approximately 350 words. Chapter 27: Catch and Release Chapter 28: Explore Chapter 29: Maps Additional Chapters 1. Combat fishing (strategies for crowed waters, etiquette): 600 words 2. Tailwaters (selective trout, small flies, presentation) 1100 words 3. Traveling (where, when, how to get there—US & Abroad) 1200 words 4. Small Streams (beaver ponds, pocket water, brush) 900 words 5. Backpacking 400 words 6. Catching Big Trout (night fishing, meat flies) 700 words 7. Trout Species 150 words 8. Safety (bugs, bites, skin, clothes, GPS) 300 words
