Trout Hunter

At last--a collection of world-renowned fly-fishing guide and master angler RenC) finest, most informative articles. You will learn everything from casting techniques and innovations in fly trying to actually reading the water, the insects, and the weather.

Trout Hunting is for those who take fly-fishing's traditions seriously, and for whom it is more than just a pastime. Bob Wyatt gets to the heart of the matter in a book packed with insight and challenges to conventional thinking.

A comprehensive examination of the latest trout fishing methods, it investigates the most recent research in ocular, aural, and scent characteristics of trout, contemporary trends in dry fly, nymph, and streamer fishing, useful approaches to casting and fly presentation, and the newest and hottest fly patterns for saltwater, warm water, and anadromous fishing, as they are applied to trout.

Ed Van Put begins this important book with the history of native brook trout and offers little-known details about their sizes, range, and demise from over-fishing, the growth of streamside industries, and the introduction of competitive species. Sweeping in its scope, Trout Fishing in the Catskills tells a thorough tale of the often tumultuous history of fishing in the Catskills. With a scope of over a century, Van Put tells of the Catskill’s frontier fishing beginnings and tracks the rise, fall, and eventual revival of the fisheries. Throughout, this is a history of people and methods as well as rivers, and there are profiles of Theodore Gordon, Art Flick, Harry and Elsie Darbee, Sparse Grey Hackle, and more. No serious trout fisherman, in any part of the country, will want to miss this pioneering portrait of a seminal region in American angling history. 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.

Where to go to find the best trout in New Zealand? For local and visiting anglers alike, the wide range of waters available can make the choice a difficult one. But New Zealand's Top Trout Fishing Waters has the answers. This new edition introduces the best of New Zealand's trout waters. It is packed full of up-to-date information about access, season, and bag limits. To make it easier for anglers to plan their itinerary, the authors have grouped fishing spots by region so that a range of rivers and lakes can be reached from a central location. The book also includes information about professional fishing guides and tackle shops, and local attractions for non-fishing days. Book jacket.

This vintage work contains an interesting and informative guide to fishing on the Thames, including anecdotes, historical information, and practical hints and tips conducive to successfully fishing for trout in this location. Written in simple, informal language and full of entertaining stories and practicable information, this text will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in Thames fishing, and it makes for a great addition to collections of angling literature. Many vintage works such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable modern edition complete with a new introduction on the history of fishing.

90 fly patterns that will work east and west plus details on insects and the patterns developed to imitate themPhotos by Bonnie and RenÃ(c) Harrop, Toshi Karita, Rich Paini, Masa KatsumataOriginal artwork by RenÃ(c) Harrop"In a lifetime nearing seven decades, I have devoted the vast majority of my time probing the mysteries of legendary waters like the Yellowstone, Firehole, Madison, Snake, and the Henry's Fork. Numerous lesser known rivers and lakes have cooled my legs but not my enthusiasm as I roam this region with a constant spirit of anticipation and discovery. In a single lifetime, it would be impossible to fish all the water in and near the park, and a close relationship with even a handful is a significant accomplishment." --RenÃ(c) Harrop, Learning from the WaterRenÃ(c) Harrop records lessons learned from years fishing the world's toughest trout water. His home water, the Henry's Fork, is one of the most challenging spring creeks in the world, and over his lifetime fishing the Henry's Fork, he has developed legendary techniques and flies to meet the challenge.In Learning from the Water, RenÃ(c) shares his wisdom on the importance of insect stages, the flies for a successful fly box, and how to plan and prepare for a trip to unfamiliar water. Chapters on midges, caddis, Flavs, Callibaetis, Tricos, PMDs, hoppers, beetles, aquatic wasps, and Baetis give solid inside information on each of these important insects as well as the patterns RenÃ(c) uses to imitate them, patterns that inspire fly tiers the world over.

An ardent trout fisherman describes every method of trout-fishing in all waters for both the beginner and the advanced angler.