Fly Fishing The Great Western Rivers

The perfect gift for any devoted angler, this book contains mesmerizing photographs of a variety of fish and majestic landscapes plus tips on fishing gear, travel information, and more.

The magic and majesty of America’s greatest western fly-fishing rivers. Flywater brings us to the iconic creeks, springs, freestone rivers, and tailwaters that make the American West the world’s premier destination for fly fishing. Grant McClintock’s first book struck a chord with fishermen, and fifteen years later he takes the reader back to these fabulous places—from the storied Henry’s Fork to the Yellowstone to the Thompson River in British Columbia. With extraordinary new photography and wisdom, McClintock revisits these home waters and discovers countless others as well. Flywater is a gallery of moments and places. From Idaho and Montana to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, McClintock’s rich photography of trout and steelhead waters surrounded by beautiful Western landscapes creates a compelling journey that the reader, whether fisherman or non-fisherman, will thoroughly enjoy. For the serious fly fisherman, this is an album of shared experiences. For the uninitiated, it is an artfully crafted guidebook to an exotic new world that really does exist on the streams and rivers of the American West.

Learn to read and understand western water and what to expect in each season on different types of streams. How to select the best, most effective patterns for western trout. Includes a western hatch chart.

Fly fishermen have been catching trout and salmon from Ireland's abundant rivers and loughs for centuries. This practical fishing book, written by Ireland's top fly-fishing instructor, Peter O'Reilly, looks at the rich tradition of game angling in the Emerald Isle. O'Reilly shares tips on such specialist skills as fishing the duckfly, mayfly, and murrough on the loughs; the merits of fishing the Irish shrimp fly for salmon; and the arts of dapping, Erriff-style slack-water fishing, and imitating the Sheelin bloodworm. Brimming with clear advice on tackle, flies, techniques, and river craft, this is your perfect companion guide to fishing Ireland's loughs and rivers.

For the author, fly-fishing is the thread that ties life together giving meaning to the broader context of existence. As in his previous three books, Jerry Kustich tells more fishing stories that honor friends, reflect upon a variety of experiences, and rant on about environmental issues that are vital to all of us who love the outdoors.The tales in Holy Water flow from Jerry¿s days as owner of Sweetgrass Rods. With humor and reverence the stories relate hidden insights into life while pursing retirement dreams from Montana to Mexico to Maryland. The book¿s final story symbolically sums up the journey of his life in a monu- mental series of road trips to northeastern Canada in search of Atlantic salmon with his wife of thirty years who died in 2009.Along the way Kustich has discovered that all water is holy. Since it is in the nature of rivers to inspire, he concludes that: ¿One leads to another, and then another. They flow on forever, and forever connected, they enrich our souls and touch our spirits with mysteries that none of us can fully comprehend.¿

Learn to read and understand western water and what to expect in each season on different types of streamsHow to select the best, most effective patterns for western trout Western hatch chart Author Jim McLennan takes readers out on the water to show in detail how best to fish trout streams in the West from Canada to Mexico. The lessons come directly from McLennan's experiences on the water. Covers tactics for dry fly fishing as well as fishing from a drift boat.

The Inside Angler was a small-run magazine with a big cult following. From over 200 destinations he'd covered, Michael Fong narrowed down the list to pick the 10 best western fly-fishing destinations. The in-depth information provided on each lake, reservoir, and river chosen will guide you to a successful day on that water. Locations include the best fishing in Montana, Oregon, British Columbia, California, Alberta, Wyoming and Idaho. For each destination, Michael and Christine include in-depth information, such as: a description of the river and its surroundings; productive techniques and flies; fly shops; accommodations, including campsites and RV parks; restaurants; and much more. This book belongs on the shelf of all fly-fishers...those lucky enough to live in this grand region and those who visit its world-famous fly-fishing!

In this collection of essays about well-known (and some not-so-well-known) Western waters, author Tom Alkire blends how-to, where-to, and natural history with lyrical prose and a deep insight that only comes with knowing a place well. From rainforest rivers to desert rivers, from tidal rivers to those along the Continental Divide, the author has waded and fished these waters over the decades. Along with his fishing adventures, the book also looks at the geography, the early explorers of, and the modern-day impacts on the rivers themselves.