Anglers who have accepted the challenge of fly fishing the salt will find in Fly Rodding the Coast everything they need to know. In this complete guide to catching striped bass, bluefish, bonito, and little tunny on the fly, Ed Mitchell discusses the essentials of saltwater fly fishing: how to read the water, the weather, and the shoreline; how to fish from the beach or a boat; and how to find the best places to wet a line. The behavior and range of the quarry, the best ways to catch them, and details on how to land the fish prepare the angler for this type of fishing.
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A striped bass tearing line off your reel as it streaks for the shoals might change your fishing habits forever. Then again, most fly-fishers will never experience such a thrill. The fact is, saltwater fly-fishing is intimidating to most freshwater anglers. In Fly Rodding the Coast, Ed Mitchell lays out the basics, and while his stomping grounds are primarily the northeast U.S., his instruction is useful for any coastal situation. A good portion of the book is about reading water; individual chapters cover tactics for beaches, rips, points, estuaries, and man-made structures. Mitchell also discusses saltwater fly patterns, weather conditions, and several species of Atlantic game fish popular with fly-fishers.
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Ed Mitchell is a frequent contributor to Fly Fisherman, Saltwater Sportsman, and Fly Fishing Quarterly. He lives in New England.
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Almost everything you need to know,
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This review is from: Fly Rodding the Coast (Hardcover)
This book was perfect for me. It is directed at those in New England who already flyfish in fresh water who want to make the transition to salt, though it is useful to anyone who wants to flyfish in the salt. I haven't even finished it, but it keeps answering my questions before I ask them. I only wish I had read the casting section before my first day on the water -- it would have saved me a sore shoulder. The writing is superb and the illustrations are concise. My only gripe is that I like more photos, but I can deal with that.
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East Coast salty flyrodders will lover it, a must.,
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Shows the where and whys of Northeast saltwater flyfishing.Not a fly tying book, though flys are included, it educates the reader on where to find fish, what to look for and how to catch fish under different conditions. If you have questions on this subject, this book is a good reference.
5.0 out of 5 stars
soon to become the bible for saltwater flyfishers.,
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This review is from: Fly Rodding the Coast (Hardcover)
Not only does Ed mitchell know what he's talkingabout when it comes to the sport of saltwater fly-fishing, but he has a real talent for making all that knowledge, easy to understand. logical,concise and a well planned work. Cant wait for hisnext project.
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little tunny, touch with the fly, saltwater fly rodders, stripping basket, first stripping guide, intermediate fly line, adult menhaden, coastal anglers, saltwater poppers, fly rodding, baby bunker, schooling baitfish, backing loop, gaine fish, rip line, saltwater game fish, deep beaches, dropping tide, sand eels, retrieve speed, jetty wall, casting arm, exiting flow, striper fishing, sinking fly line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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little tunny, touch with the fly, saltwater fly rodders, stripping basket, first stripping guide, intermediate fly line, adult menhaden, coastal anglers, saltwater poppers, fly rodding, baby bunker, schooling baitfish, backing loop, gaine fish, rip line, saltwater game fish, deep beaches, dropping tide, sand eels, retrieve speed, jetty wall, casting arm, exiting flow, striper fishing, sinking fly line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, Page Rogers, Rhode Island, Cape Cod, Phil Farnsworth, Long Island Sound, Martha's Vineyard, Fly Rodding the Coast, Gulf of Maine, New Hampshire, Lefty's Deceiver, Eagle Claw, Mark Lewchik, North Carolina, Connecticut River, Luhr Jensen, Phil Farnsu'orth, Shur Sharp, Clouser Minnow, Edgewater Flies, Eric Peterson, Hudson River, North Atlantic, Nova Scotia, South Carolina New!
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- Cape Cod (Penguin Nature Library) by Henry David Thoreau on page 38, and Back Matter
- The Atlantic Shore by John Hay in Back Matter
- Modern Saltwater Sport Fishing by Frank Woolner in Back Matter
- The Underwater Naturalist by David K. Bulloch in Back Matter
- Flies for Saltwater by Dick Stewart in Back Matter
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- Fly Fishing the Flats by Barry Beck on page 78, page 121, and Back Matter
- Fly-Fishing the Saltwater Shoreline by Ed Mitchell in Back Matter
- First Cast: Teaching Kids to Fly-Fish by Phil Genova in Back Matter
- The Fisherman's Ocean by David Ross Ph.D. in Back Matter
- Fly Fishing Saltwater Basics by C. Boyd Pfeiffer in Back Matter
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