Author Jim McLennan takes readers out on the water to show in detail how best to fish trout streams in the West from Canada to Mexico. The lessons come directly from McLennan's experiences on the water. Covers tactics for dry fly fishing as well as fishing from a drift boat.
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Jim McLennan's previous two books are Blue Ribbon Bow and Trout Streams of Alberta, and he has hosted a fly-fishing TV show called Iron Blue Fly Fishing. He lives in Alberta, Canada.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Every fly-fishermen needs a copy,
By Snakeman (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fly-Fishing Western Trout Streams (Paperback)
This book is jam-packed with superb info. Anyone planning on fishing in western North America should own a copy of 'Fly-Fishing Western Trout Streams'. The wonderful thing about this book is that anglers of all skill levels will benefit from the information presented here. Beginners, experts, and everyone in between will learn a lot from this book. Jim has a writing style that is very easy and enjoyable to read. 'Fly-Fishing Western Trout Streams' is the next best thing to a professional guide. Mr. McLennan leaves nothing out of this book - you'll find everything you need to know here.
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Great book on the ins and outs of fishing Western rivers and streams. Goes through wading and fishing from a drift boat for various streams and rivers.Great little book for the bed stand or study!
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If you were to design the perfect fish for fly fishing, you might end up with a duplication of the rainbow trout. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shallow nymphing, western fly fishers, upstream reach cast, stack mends, deep nymphing, streamer fishing, western fly fishing, freestone streams, tuck cast, upstream method, breathable waders, sunken flies, hatch charts, freestone rivers, current seams, natural bugs, bull trout, nymph fishing, sinking fly line, upstream mends, western trout, pheasant tail fibers, fishing streamers, double haul, rising fish Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hen Spinner, Floating Nymph, Pheasant Tail Nymph, Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear, San Juan, British Columbia, North America, Improved Stone, Bow River, New Mexico, Doug Swisher, Henry's Fork of the Snake, Mother Nature, New Zealand, Yellow Stone Sizes, Gartside Leech, Missouri River, Rocky Mountains, Royal Wulff, Silver Creek, United States, Yellowstone Park, Yellowstone River, Bob Scammell, Caddis Spent Partridge Caddis Sparkle Pupa New!
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If you were to design the perfect fish for fly fishing, you might end up with a duplication of the rainbow trout. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shallow nymphing, western fly fishers, upstream reach cast, stack mends, deep nymphing, streamer fishing, western fly fishing, freestone streams, tuck cast, upstream method, breathable waders, sunken flies, hatch charts, freestone rivers, current seams, natural bugs, bull trout, nymph fishing, sinking fly line, upstream mends, western trout, pheasant tail fibers, fishing streamers, double haul, rising fish Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hen Spinner, Floating Nymph, Pheasant Tail Nymph, Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear, San Juan, British Columbia, North America, Improved Stone, Bow River, New Mexico, Doug Swisher, Henry's Fork of the Snake, Mother Nature, New Zealand, Yellow Stone Sizes, Gartside Leech, Missouri River, Rocky Mountains, Royal Wulff, Silver Creek, United States, Yellowstone Park, Yellowstone River, Bob Scammell, Caddis Spent Partridge Caddis Sparkle Pupa New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Selective Trout: Revised and Expanded by Carl Richards on 4 pages
- The Missouri River (Rivers of North America) by Leon Gray on page 32
- Blue Ribbon Bow: A Fly Fishing History of the Bow River - Canada’s Greatest Trout Stream by Jim McLennan in Front Matter
- The Phenological Fly by Bob Scammell on page 167
- The Pacific Ocean (New True Books) by Susan Heinrichs Gray on page 169
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