Absolute Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing: Tips, Lessons, and Techniques for Tying Knots, Reading the Water, Casting, and Catching More Fish--50 Proven

A licensed guide in the UK, John Symonds fishes with anglers of all talent levels, from rank beginners to experienced old-timers. He has seen the common mistakes that many fly fishers make and, over the years, has developed lessons that help anglers overcome their mistakes and really improve their fly-fishing prowess. In this book, Symonds teaches:

• Basic skills, from stringing your fly rod to tying on backing, fly line, leader, and tippet
• How to make casts for a variety of stream and lake conditions
• How to figure out what fish are feeding on, and then picking the proper imitation
• How to determine where fish are in lake or river
• Tips on using dry flies, nymphs, streamers, and caddis imitations
• And much, much more!