When you pick up a fly
rod for the first time, you become a different person.
You contract "Fly Fishing Fever," and your
only hope is continual
therapy and treatment.
Your life will
never be the same.
You'll spend hours perfecting
your cast while visions of rising Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, and Pacific Salmon dance through your head.
Your conversations will
start to include terms like dry flies, nymphing, Marabou Mickeys, and Woolly Buggers.
You'll plan your vacations
based on proximity to misty lakes and mountain streams.
And, perhaps strangest
of all, you'll start to study insects and think like a fish.
But don't
worry; you're not alone.
Millions of people from all over the world suffer from this
fascinating fever.
And none of them are looking for a cure!
"The
true fisherman approaches the first day of
fishing season with all the sense of wonder and
awe of a child approaching
Christmas."
(Robert Traver)
If you've got - or want
- this fever, here's something you need to know: fly fishing is more of an art than a science, but it's one that anyone
can master.
All you need is burning
desire and detailed instruction. You supply the former, and this guidebook provides the latter.
It supplies all the basic information needed by the beginner, as well as useful
tips and resources for the more experienced fly fisherman.
It explains the basic techniques
so that anyone can understand them. But it goes beyond that and shares the subtle tricks and mystical elements that
fly fishermen have enjoyed for hundreds of years.
Here are some of the secrets it reveals:
