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Fly Fishing Women Explore Alaska

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I just finished reading "Fly Fishing Women" by Ceclia "Pudge" Kleinkauf. The book is a written in a fashion to make you think you are right there fishing along side all these ladies from different parts of the country. As you travel with this group to different parts of Alaska, Pudge explains in each section the equipment used and flies to tie on. The photography is beautiful. At the end of the book, there are 20 fly patterns with explanation on how to tie them and nice glossary. If you have not met Pudge this book is a great introduction to her passion for the sport of fly fishing. If you are new to fly fishing looking for good information and a fun read this is it. One thing is for sure, you will want to fish Alaska by the end of the book.

The photography in this book is nothing short of amazing!!! The crisp, clear and close-up shots truly give the reader a sense of being right there on the water with rod & reel in hand.
With the vastness of Alaska, I found the maps and descriptions of each area to be an excellent resource for planning locals to fish. This book provides not only great tips on "where" to fish but "how" to fish, which flies to use and at what times of the year are best to target a specific species of fish. If you are interested in learning more about how to catch and land Sockeye & Silver Salmon, Artic Grayling, Rainbow Trout or Dolly Varden - the "how to" info in this book is sure to not disappoint!!! Regardless if you are a novice or an experienced fly fisher, male or female - this amazingly insightful book has many pearls of wisdom for you. There is a fantastic section in the back with Alaska's 20 Best Flies and how best to use them with close-up photographs of each fly. The price of the book is worth this section alone to me!!
This is an awesome book and I highly recommend it!!!

This book has started a huge ground swell in our family!!!!! A book for women...to show us just HOW to catch those fish...FANTASTIC!!!!!!! I have pased this book on to friends and they in turn have gone out to buy their own copy..this is how GREAT it is to be able to read this book and truly UNDERSTAND how to fish!!!!!

Alaska is on our to do list for this Summer and we CERTAINLY hope that women, everywhere,catch the fever and GO FISHING WITH PUDGE !!!!!!!!

I ordered this book and had it shipped directly to my mom for Mothers' Day. She loves it. She said that it was almost as good as the actual experience of fishing in Alaska when she was here 25 years ago. I haven't seen the book or read it as she lives in California and I live in Alaska but, since she is always right, I believe her!

Any woman into flyfishing, specifically Alaska, should own this book. Pudge is cool and it was fun reading the book even though I got it for my wife whom just got into flyfishing. Thought it would be good to let her see that woman, not just men, enjoy flyfishing. It worked. Just bought her second 6 wt last week. Heading to Alaska in mid Sept for 9 days on the Upper Kenai. You guys want to spend more time in Alaska, get your wife into flyfishing. Ha ha... Seriously, great book. And get the Joan Wulff "flycasting" instructional dvd too. I got as much out of that at the wife.

What hit this book was with my mother. She just loved it!! And so much so she's looking at what it takes to set up a trip with the author to go fly fishing in Alaska.

I'd say based on that I'll be gifting this book to a few other females in my life.