Guide to Fly Fishing in Colorado [Paperback]

Jackson Streit (Author)

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Review

The only really wordy aspect of the very informative paperback book, Jackson Streit's No Nonsense Guide to Fly Fishing In Colorado is its title. The rest is a crisp, concise, map-illustrated blue print for fishing 19 trout streams and several lakes.

Headed for the Blue River? The Rio Grande? The Fryingpan? If you want to know the key access areas, insect hatches and patterns to use - and even some of the most productive runs - on one of Streit's selected public waters, this book is worth the money. It's particularly worth it if the anger isn't intimately familiar with the stream in question. Streit has more than a passing familiarity with the needs of Colorado fly anglers. Owner of the Mountain Angler shop in Breckenridge, Streit has 22 years experience fishing and guiding in Colorado. He fishes an average of 100 days a year.

"We maintain that fly fishers, of all abilities, need a quick, clear understanding of a fly fishing water and then, away they go," said David Banks, publisher of the 78 page book. "The maps are tidy versions of the maps Jackson would draw if you asked him how to get to a particular spot." -- Bob Saile, Denver Post 06/21/95

From the Back Cover

This guide gives you a quick, clear understanding of the essential information you'll need to fly fish Colorago's most outstanding waters. Why No Nonsense? You won't waste time. In a few moments you'll know how to fly fish the most enjoyable and rewarding waters in Colorado. Detailed, hand-drawn maps, annotated by the author show you where to fish. Use this guide to plan your Colorado fly fishing trip. Or, take this guide along for ready reference. Learn about the Colorado, The Gunnison, Frying Pan, Platte, Big Thompson, The Blue and other great fly fishing rivers. Plus, Spinney Reservoir, Trappers Lake, high elevation lakes and many more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 58 pages
• Publisher: California Bill's Automotive Handbooks; 2nd edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963725645
• ISBN-13: 978-0963725646
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Colorado

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly "No Nonsense", June 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Guide to Fly Fishing in Colorado (Paperback)

I think this is a pretty reasonable guide to fishing in Colorado. The book is very easy to use - open the page to the river or lake you are considering fishing - get directions, map, descriptions, info on hatches and flies, and hints without wading through reams of text.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to successfully fly fish Colorado's best streams, April 15, 2001

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This review is from: Guide to Fly Fishing in Colorado (Paperback)

Drawing on his past 27 years of experience and expertise fly fishing Colorado waters, Jackson Streit's No Nonsense Guide To Fly Fishing In Colorado offers the aspiring angler a quick, clear, informative body of information to successfully fly fish Colorado's best streams, rivers, and lakes. The "reader friendly" text is enhanced with detailed, hand- drawn maps and annotations. From the Colorado River, The Gunnison, and the Platte, to Spinney Reservoir and Trappers Lake, every Colorado bound angler should begin planning his fishing trip with a thorough reading of Jackson Streit's No Nonsense Guide To Fly Fishing In Colorado.