The Orvis Guide to Beginning Saltwater Fly Fishing: 101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner
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About this ebook
- Covers all the basics—from rods, lines, reels, and tippets to the actual practice of identifying and catching fish to using the moon, weather, and tides in your favor
- The key to fun and effective fishing
- An authoritative guide to saltwater fly fishing
Conway Bowman, an expert saltwater fly fisher, wrote this Orvis fly fishing guide. He offers useful techniques and advice for the beginner fisher. This unique fly fishing book for beginners is ideal for the novice who wants to learn and perfect their skills. Written with the prestigious Orvis Company, this saltwater fishing book is meant to guide and teach fishers that want to start their adventure of saltwater fly fishing but don’t quite know where to start. Bowman answers questions varying from how to identify saltwater fish to what equipment is needed to proven techniques to catch the best fish.
With hundreds of full-color photographs to emphasize Bowman’s wisdom, The Orvis Guide to Beginning Saltwater Fly Fishing is the true companion for the potential fisher who wants to catch the best fish.
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The Orvis Guide to Beginning Saltwater Fly Fishing - Conway X. Bowman
PART 1
Getting Started
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Learn from the conventional fishermen
YOU CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT CATCHING FISH ON the fly from the conventional spinning and casting rod anglers. The spin-and-cast guys are just as hardcore and passionate about saltwater fishing as fly fishers. These folks can teach you something about what types of flies to select, how to fight fish, how to read the water, the best knots to tie, and what to look for when you’re fishing. If you don’t come off as an elitist, as some fly fishermen do, one of these guys may even invite you to go out on his boat for a day of striper fishing, or to go check out one of his favorite surf-fishing spots. Pay attention, because you’ll learn things that you will never find in a book. Remember the adage that "Experience is the best