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Fishing for Brookies, Browns, and Bows: The Old Guy's Complete Guide to Catching Trout

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Just happened to pick this book up out of the blue. Little did I know I was buying what is my favourite fishing book, but some very relevant information on some of my local fishing areas.

Although Canadians living in the Toronto area may most relate to the references to fishing in the area, this book should appeal to most fishermen and friends of fishermen with its very humourous and profound portrayal of (this is the best term I can think of) the "fishing lifestyle."

Now what is particularly endearing about the "lifestyle" is that it is not the bass boat rock and roll we associate with those sponsor-laden infomericials we call fishing shows. Nor is this is about elitist fly fishing club types. This is about the obsessive bush-whacker who can't help but stop by a local conservation area on the way back from work to explore some obscure trickle of a stream which might hold aquatic life.

Anyone into stream fishing for trout will be entertained by this book, and learn some valuable techniques. Gord Deval is generous in sharing his "secrets" that so many river anglers jealously guard. Highly recommended!

This is a nice, readable book on fishing for trout. It is written as a narrative and is not a good reference book because you really can't find anything. Lots of fun anecdotes and you learn a good bit as you read. It also covers techniques other than fly fishing, which is an added plus. For those situations where fly fishing is difficult or impossible there are some very good tips on using other methods. Fly fishing elitists probably won't like this, but for those of us who adapt our methods to the conditions at hand the book offers some good insights. For winter reading when we are dreaming about the coming season, this will get the fires burning.

If your are a fly snob don't buy this book. If you are a real trout fishperson who is open to all methods, here you go. The Old Guy holds nothing back here, revealing stuff I thought I had learned trout fishing over the years, confirmed to me in this book. Because with trout you just never know. I have a shelf full of books on trout fishing. Several rate a second reading. This is one of the few that will get read twice and then some. Reads even better if you read Fishing With My Old Guy first.