Fly Fishing The Flats

Do It Yourself Bonefishing is the authoritative guide written for DIY anglers targeting bonefish on the fly. Divided into easy-to-reference sections, this book will help you tackle the why, where, and how of self-guided bonefishing. Informed by twenty years of experience on the flats, Rod Hamilton and Kirk Deeter describe the allure of matching wits with one of fly fishing’s most elusive targets and discuss the reasons why more and more fly fishermen are seeking the challenge of catching bonefish without the aid of a guide. Do It Yourself Bonefishing is packed with useful tips to help all levels of fly fishermen locate and catch more of one of the world’s premier gamefish. Learn stalking strategies, how to spot bonefish, appropriate fly selection, and where to find the fish. As you plan your bonefishing trip, the authors’ destination chapters and “Seven-Day Sample Trip” itineraries suggest where to fish, how to get there, and places to stay. Included is a list of more than 300 individual bonefish hotspots located throughout the tropics, complete with maps and tips specific to the flat or creek system. Within the “Spousal Rating” section are Hamilton’s opinions on how suitable the destination is for nonfishers; the “Nonfishing Activities” section highlights things to do when not fishing. Whether you need help deciding where to go or simply desire greater success while wading on your own, Do It Yourself Bonefishing is where you should start.

This comprehensive, full-color guide to fly fishing flats covers every aspect of this specialized kind of fishing, from necessary equipment, techniques and fly patterns to dream destinations and exotic species encountered there. Especially useful for fly fishers transitioning from fresh to salt water. Detailed photographic sequences demystify the "double haul" distance-casting technique.

INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 Finalist Experience the world's greatest coastal fly-fishing destinations with this stunning volume, an ideal gift for any angler's library. As close to a first-hand experience as a reader can get without getting wet, Salt: Coastal and Flats Fishing is a visually stunning journey to America's most epic saltwater fishing hot spots. Featuring photography from the Atlantic Northeast, Pacific Northwest, Bahamas, Gulf Coast, and Florida Keys-and highlighting fish such as striped bass, tuna, bonefish, permit, and tarpon-this is a life's compilation of saltwater fly-fishing photography by one of the most acclaimed outdoors photographers. Each section has an accompanying essay by Tom Rosenbauer that takes the reader along on a memorable trip to the world's greatest fishing destinations. For the serious fly fisherman, it is an album of shared experiences. For those new to the sport, it is an artfully crafted guidebook to the exotic world that exists on the waters of American coastlines and islands.

Arguably the greatest gamefish are found in saltwater flats -- bonefish, permit, tarpon, and more. This book is devoted to that special world. "A good all-around text for anglers going after such shallow water wanderers as tarpon and bonefish". -- New York Times

Essential background on the bonefish's environment and food. Learn what tackle and flies to take and how to cast efficiently in the flats.

• Innovative techniques and gear to help you see the fish better • Fishing beaches, rips, flats, tidal ponds, shallow water and how the weather influences sight fishing • Rigging the boat plus the flies and lures to use Sight-Fishing the Flats and Beyond offers effective sight-fishing tactics for a variety of species, including striped bass, bluefish, spotted seatrout, snook, permit, bonefish, and barracuda. Captain Nick Karas tells how to choose fly-fishing tackle, flies, spinning gear, and boats to maximize your flats fishing and gives tips on sight-fishing the surf, mini-flats, tidal ponds, and shallow water. "Sight-Fishing Flats and Beyond offers something for every angler, regardless of one's level of fishing experience." --Angelo Peluso, author of Fly Fishing the Surf Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Although best known as a surfcaster, Frank Daignault has fly-fished for striped bass for over 30 years. Here the legendary striper fisherman turns his intimate knowledge of bass fishing to their pursuit with fly rod. With his characteristic no-nonsense approach, Daignault details the equipment, timing, techniques and fish-knowledge that have helped him catch thousnads of stripers on the fly. Includes descriptions of fly-fishing hot-spots form New Jersey to Maine.

Featuring patterns and recipes for 271 flies from 37 top innovators, this sumptuously illustrated reference is organized by tier, with background information on each tier's saltwater experience and the development of his or her favorite patterns. With flies for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, Mexico and the Caribbean, this volume is a portfolio of the most effective, innovative flies yet developed for salt water. 100 color photos.