Flyfisher's Guide to the Northeast Coast (Flyfisher's Guides) [Perfect Paperback]

Phil Shook (Author)

Book Description

Series: Flyfisher's Guides | Publication Date: February 1, 2009

The Flyfisher s Guide to the Northeast Coast is the definitive guidebook of the best saltwater fishing in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. The interest in saltwater fishing is growing, and the Flyfisher s Guide to the Northeast Coast gives you all the information you need for success. Nationally known flyfishing author, Phil Shook, covers every aspect of saltwater flyfishing the Atlantic Coast: the fish, the flies, the tactics, and the best seasons. Phil interviewed a number of skilled guides and outfitters along the coast and shares their secrets and tips on successful saltwater fishing in their areas. Phil covers the entire coastline with detailed information on each specific area in each state. He covers the fly shops, outfitters, marinas, charter captains, accommodations, flies, tactics, driving directions, and much more. There are 60 detailed maps showing every bay, cove, harbor, reef, island, park, marina, and boat launch. There are also seasonal fishing charts showing the peak seasons for each species of fish. This massive 576-page book is a must book for anyone who fishes the Northeast Coast. Available early February 2009

Editorial Reviews

Review

If you're interested in fly-fishing the Northeast waters of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, here's a book you may want to check out this spring. After interviewing many of the top guides and outfitters in the region, outdoor writer Phil Shook distilled all the their information into a comprehensive 576-page book. Covering the entire coastline, with detailed information on specific areas in each state, the Flyfisher's Guide is chock-full of information on tactics and flies, as well as on local fly shops, marinas and accommodations, with driving directions and more. Also, no fewer than 59 detailed maps depict every bay, cove, harbor, reef, island, marina, and boat-launch facility in the area. The book also includes fishing charts highlighting peak seasons for each species that swims in the region. Whether you're new to the area or have been fishing these waters for years, you'll likely learn something new from this book. --Fly Fishing in Salt Waters magazine

About the Author

Phil Shook is a nationally known flyfishing writer and instructor whose stories have appeared in Field&Stream,Outdoor Life, Eastern Fly Fishing, Fly Rod and Reel, and Fly Fisherman. Phil has recieved the Arnold Gingrich Memorial Award and the Silver King Award from the Federation of Fly Fishers. He is the author of Flyfisher's Guide to Texas. He lives in Larchmont, New York, with his wife and daughter.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Press, Inc.; First edition (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932098674
• ISBN-13: 978-1932098679
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #660,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!, June 27, 2011

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Phil Shook provides anglers everything that they need to know about saltwater fishing along coastal New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The book is a treasure trove of detailed information about where to go, key features, access points, maps, and useful insights into the best times and seasons. It also provides out-of-towners with a lot of good insight into places to stay and eat and names particular guides to consider fishing with.

I like guide books that bring out the personality of the writer/angler and Mr. Shook's book does this very well. For example, the introduction gives a real sense of his interest and experience fishing these waters. Some of the most intriguing parts of the book are his vignettes about characters like Captain Joe "Maz Man" Mustari of Staten Island or well known surf angler, Bob Popovics. He also tells a lot of insightful stories about fishing places like the Mud Hole Buoy with Captain Frank Crescitelli and provides fly box selections for some of the guides he has fished with.

He recounts interesting tales of seeing a great white shark swimming up a chum slick meant for makos and, further inshore, tells about the poling flats along Westport, Connecticut's Norwalk Islands, which he calls the Florida Keys of New England.

I've read some other guidebooks by Phil Shook and recommend them all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Flyfishers Guide to the NE Coast review, June 25, 2011

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Most guide books seem to be written by anglers who have tried their hand at a certain fishery and have wriiten the book from their own perspective. Phil Shook not only gave you his own perspective but also focused on talking with the experts who fish these waters hundreds of days a year. Most of this information is a guarded and closely held secret amongst anglers. Yet Phil Shook has befriended many of these expert guides/anglers to not only share their knowledge but actually expose their honey holes to the public and explain how to best fish it in order to be successful. This is a MUST HAVE book and has enough information in it for the novice, intermediate and even advanced angler who plans on wetting a line in the CT, NY & NJ tri state area. Phil Shook has truely unlocked what is usually a closed door that we fly anglers seem to encounter when trying to learn a specific fishery.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for Any Tristate Coastal Angler, June 25, 2011

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Phil Shook is a gifted writer who's articles I have been reading for years in magazines like Field & Stream, Outdoor Life and Fly Fisherman. Having chased saltwater gamefish along the Northeast Coast for almost three decades, I can tell you that Shook's guide will increse you fishing knowledge, success and reduce the amount of time you waste trying to find access to top coastal hot spots.
"Flyfisher's Guide to the Northeast Coast" more than paid for itself on my first trip with it in my car, just in the amount of gas I saved by not having to go around Robin Hood's barn looking for beach access. I certainly got more than I expected in terms of where and when to target coastal gamefish. My knowledge of several of the waters covered in the guide assures me that Shook's research is accurate and I can rely on it to guide me to new waters.

My only complaint is that he didn't write it 25 years ago!