High Sierra Fly Fishing: Basics to Advanced Tactics [Paperback]

Billy Van Loek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

The lakes and streams of the High Sierra have the primary element of good trout habitat in abundance, cold, well-oxygenated, unpolluted water. In the book, Billy shares the keys to success in California's High Sierra for both the beginning and advanced angler, including: how did the trout get there; geology of the High Sierra; trout science; equipment; casting; knots; flies; angling ethics; plus, how to fish the lakes, creeks; advanced tactics; planning you trip; camping information; and much more. Billy shares his hard-won secrets of success fishing the High Sierra so your next trip can be a great one!

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Frank Amato Publications (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571882170
• ISBN-13: 978-1571882172
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,125,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the art and science of flyfishing, April 9, 2001

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This review is from: High Sierra Fly Fishing: Basics to Advanced Tactics (Paperback)

This book is an artful blend of practical how-to fishing advice and wonderfully lyrical descriptions of the high Sierra. There are plenty of photos that will make you hanker for a fishing trip just as surely as using one of the handtied flies the author describes should lure an elusive golden trout out from his hideaway. I have a much better idea now of how inexpertly I have been fishing all these years. The author knows his fish and walks the reader through such useful info as the science of how trout see through the refraction of water and their favorite hangouts.

Armed with such really specific advice, I'm looking forward to a chance to outsmart some fish this summmer!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Natural history approach to fishing, April 11, 2001

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William Blackford L. "Cavalcade" (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: High Sierra Fly Fishing: Basics to Advanced Tactics (Paperback)

The intro says this book is meant primarily for folks new to alpine fishing. What is especially good is the de-emphasis on gear and strong emphasis on the natural history of both the Sierra Nevada and trout. Many of the ideas are new and original, such as the "Angler's Caloric Law." The author's approach leads readers right to the concepts that explain why good anglers cast where they do. You just couldn' beat this up-to-date book if you want to know how to catch a lot of trout on a backpacking trip. In fact, the excellent photos will whet your appetite for a summer trip!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indespensible resource for western trout fishing, January 24, 2008

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A Fisher (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Sierra Fly Fishing: Basics to Advanced Tactics (Paperback)

My son and I spent a week fishing in the high sierra before buying this book. The fishing was good but sporadic. When I read this book, I was amazed at how well Van Loek was able to explain why we caught fish when we did and vice versa. The principals will be of value to spin fishermen as well as fly fishers. Add to that, the book is written in a colorful, simple, well thought out, engaging manner, and I have come to consider this one of my indespensible reference works for western trout fishing, the High Sierra and beyond.