Flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania (Flyfisher's Guide Series) [Paperback]

Dave Wolf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2000

Pennsylvania has one of the highest per capita populations of flyfishers in the country, and much of the sport's early history in America came from this wonderful state. In this 525 page guidebook, the ninth in our series of Flyfisher's Guides, veteran angling author Dave Wolf highlights the best flyfishing opportunities throughout the state in great detail with over 90 detailed maps and 60+ hatch charts. Previous guidebooks on Pennsylvania have invariably focused only on trout. In this comprehensive book, Wolf covers all those trouting opportunities in great detail and all the great warmwater flyfishing as well. Rivers like the Susquehanna have long been known among the best smallmouth bass waters in the country, and flyrodders throughout the mid-Atlantic states annually fish this river and many of Pennsylvania's countless rivers and streams for trout, bass, and other species. This is also a true travel guide, as well, covering where to stay, restaurants, fly shops and sporting goods stores and much more.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

THE WATERS: Over 150 Coldwater, Warmwater, and Steelhead Streams and Lakes, including such famous waters as: Letort Yellow Breeches Creek Delaware River Susquehanna River Allegheny River Penns Creek Spruce Creek Kettle Creek Pine Creek Little Juniata River First Fork of Sinnemahoning Creek Cross Fork Creek Big Spring Creek Falling Springs Branch Raystown Lake Lake Erie and Allegheny Reservoir as well as a host of hidden gems; THE MAPS: Over 90 detailed river maps with access, boat ramps, and campsites, as well as over 60 hatch charts and recommended flies; PLUS: Listings for Fly Shops, Accommodations, Restaurants, Campgrounds, Car Rental, Airports, and more.

About the Author

Dave Wolf is a flyfishing instructor and guide with 20 years of experience, and he has been flyfishing since the age of six, hitting nearly every stream in Pennsylvania and as many in the U.S. as time allows. He has over 5,000 newspaper columns and features to his credit, and well over 2,000 magazine articles. A frequent speaker at banquets, Dave believes that habitat is the key to successful flyfishing, whether it be the freshwater streams of his home state or the saltwater coasts. This is Dave's fifth book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Pr; 1 edition (January 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885106823
• ISBN-13: 978-1885106827
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #752,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #85 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Pennsylvania

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania by Dave Wolf, April 27, 2002

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Jerry A. Goodwld (Orono, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania (Flyfisher's Guide Series) (Paperback)

If you are looking for a book to give you general knowledge on better known trout fishing streams in Pennsylvania, then this book will meet your needs. Unfortunately, the author does not do a good job of covering remote streams in many parts of the state that are excellent producing streams and beautiful places to fish. I was especially disappointed in his lack of coverage of streams in McKean and Warren County. I would not recommend this book to an avid Pennsylvania fisherman. The book is adequate for an out-of-state fisherman who is looking to fish some of the more popular streams in PA.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Effort, June 20, 2006

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Andre De Bardelaben "Andre de Bardelaben" (Western PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania (Flyfisher's Guide Series) (Paperback)

I've had this book for several years and I've found it to be a very useful resource. The hatch charts are extremely helpful, especially for trout anglers. While the author made a better than average attempt to cover the warmwater opportunities in the Keystone State, for the most part only the most well known sites were covered. Certainly Pennsylvania has some world famous trout streams, but the variety and quality of our warmwater fisheries is truly extraordinary. Some of the streams that were covered specifically for the trout they hold probably offer better bass fishing over most of their length. Trout centered thinking is far too prevalent in the fly fishing community and as a result this sort of overemphasis on trout is typical of many fly fishing guides. Indeed, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is guilty of killing thousands of trout annually by stocking them in waters so warm they are almost certain to all die by Memorial Day. I know that Mr. Wolf is a skilled and avid warmwater fly fisher. I hope in the future he will update this guide and give our warmwater fisheries the coverage they deserve.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Cut Above the Rest, April 20, 2000

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Jim Slinsky, Sportsman's Connection, Outdoor ... (Northampton, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania (Flyfisher's Guide Series) (Paperback)

"There are other such fly-fishing guides, but Wolf's is unique and the most comprehensive; it's a cut above the rest."