Madison River (River Journal) [Paperback]

Jeff Findley (Author), John Holt (Author)

Book Description

Series: River Journal | Publication Date: December 1, 1992

This River Journal is one book in a continueing series highlighting the premier North American fly fishing rivers. For continuity, each issue is authored by one experiences writer/angler. Professional color photographs show the river in all its seasonal moods. Helpful area maps provide access information for anglers including river drifting, campgrounds, boat launching, shuttling, etc. There is much practical, insider fly-fishing help including timing of different insect hatches, matching flies to use, lodging, guide and fly shop services, additional bibliography, map sources, phone numbers, and addresses.

Each book in this series provides curious anglers with an in-depth, total experience of one river per issue and its fish and fly fishing opportunities: its beauty *through color photography), its fly fishing throughout the year, its natural history as well as angling history (including noted personalities who have contributed to the fabric of the river's fly-fishing lore), and the special fly patterns created for the river as well as standard patterns that work well, all beautifully shown in color plates.

Look for these other famous river in this book series: Silver Creek (ID), Green River (UT), Kenai (AK), Yakima (WA), Thompson (BC), Pere Marquette (MI), Henry's Fork (ID), Salmon River (NY), Big Hole (MT), Penn's Creek (PA), Yellowstone Park (WY), Upper Sacramento (CA), McKenzie (OR), Miramichi (New Brunswick), Rio Grande (CO/NM), Clark Fork (MT), Au Sable (MI), Crane Prairie/Upper Deschutes River (OR), North Platte (CO), Rogue River (OR), White River (AR), Grande Ronde (OR), and Delaware (NY).

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Rising out of Yellowstone National Park and moving quickly into Montana, the Madison River is the definition of a blue-ribbon trout stream. Learn more about the Madison and its seemingly endless riffles and trophy trout, including where to float and what flies to use, from this edition of the River Journal series. The book's large, color format, sumptuous photography, and lively, descriptive text bring the river and its angling possibilities to life. Like other volumes in this series from Frank Amato Publications, the river's history, wildlife, hydraulics, and fishing conditions are described in detail for the angler's benefit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Frank Amato Publications (December 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878175262
• ISBN-13: 978-1878175267
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,857,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Holt is a writer living in Livingston, Montana with his wife, a photographer, Ginny. They spend much of their time traveling to out-of-the-way, little-known parts of Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. While on the road they camp, fish, canoe, hike and photograph. Other interests include fly tying, cooking, the Chicago Cubs and reading.

Holt's 16 published books include the first title in the Wilderness Adventures Press series Flyfishing Adventures - Montana, Yellowstone Drift - Floating the Past in Real Time, Coyote Nowhere - In Search of America's Last Frontier, Arctic Aurora - Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories, Hunted: A Novel, Guide Wars, Knee Deep in Montana's Trout Streams and Chasing Fish Tales .

His writing has appeared in publications that include Contemporary Sportsman, The Flyfish Journal, Men's Journal, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, The Angling Report, American Angler, The Denver Post, Audubon, Art of Angling Journal, Field & Stream, Gray's Sporting Journal, Montana Magazine, and American Cowboy.

He's is currently completing a collection of essays on native trout species in Montana called Lunar Allure and researching a book on tactics for taking large brown trout titled Stalking Trophy Brown Trout for The Lyons Press.