Flyfisher's Guide to Idaho (2nd Edition) (Flyfisher's Guides) [Paperback]

Ken Retallic (Author), Rocky Barker (Author), R. D. Dye (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Flyfisher's Guides | Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Authors Ken Retallic and Rocky Barker, native Idahoans cover all of the great fishing waters in Idaho. They give detailed descriptions of each water, including fishing tactics, hatch charts, recommended flies, stream facts, seasons, and equipment. There are 53 detailed river maps showing river miles, access points, campgrounds, boat ramps, roads, and public and private land. They also cover fishing the Indian reservations and winter fishing. Over 100 great waters are covered, including the Boise River, Snake, Big and Little Wood, Silver Creek, Clearwater, Salmon, Lochsa, Fall, Bechler, Henry's Fork, Island Park Reservoir, St. Joe, and many others. There is detailed travel information listing fly shops, sporting good stores, guides, outfitters, lodges, motels, campgrounds, car rentals, river shuttles, airports and more. This is the one book you need to plan a successful fishing trip in Idaho.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This comprehensive guidebook covers all major Idaho rivers, including the Henry's Fork and Island Park Reservoir, Teton, South Fork of the Snake, Big Wood and Little Wood, Silver Creek, Salmon, Boise, Payette, Clearwater, St. Joe's, Lochsa, Selway and more. A detailed, easy to read text also addresses the popular gamefish with descriptions of each, including: cutthroat, rainbow, brown and brook trout, steelhead, smallmouth and largemouth trout. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

If you thought fly fishing in Idaho was pretty much limited to the Henry's Fork, Snake and Salmon Rivers and maybe Silver Creek, this book could blow your mind and ruin your life. -- John Gierach,author of Trout Bum and Another Lousy Day in Paradise --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Press; 2nd edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885106955
• ISBN-13: 978-1885106957
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,009,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #22 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Idaho

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly informative, well written, encyclopedic in knowledge, September 1, 1998

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[e-mail] (Knoxville, Tn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fly Fisher's Guide to Idaho (Flyfisher's Guides) (Paperback)

Retallic and Barker know of what they speak. The writers live near, and fish, the water of which they write. It is refreshing to see a "hook and bullet" book that does not try to browbeat you with the authors casting expertise or remembrances of the West of long ago.

This is a very good, easy touse guide on idaho water. If you are going ther, buy it.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good and through book, August 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Fly Fisher's Guide to Idaho (Flyfisher's Guides) (Paperback)

What an excellent guide! Very through. Great maps. The book covers every drainage in Idaho from ice out to ice over.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really helpful guide to fishing Idaho, July 25, 2001

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David Evans (Oak Hill, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fly Fisher's Guide to Idaho (Flyfisher's Guides) (Paperback)

This book is the best Idaho guide I have seen. It has clear directions (especially for people who are not familiar with Idaho), plenty of maps, and good complimentary information such as fly shops, motels, and restaurants. It is well written without being condescending, yet it is of just as much use to the experienced flyfisher as it is to the novice. I have not tried out all the streams and lakes listed (obviously), but Retallic and Barker's descriptions and evaluations match those of the fly shops on the internet as much as could reasonably be expected. If I could fault anything, it would be that the book is 5 years old and many things can change in that time. I would really like to see an update. Other than that, I would rate it 4 ½ to 5 stars.