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The Orvis Guide to Prospecting for Trout: How to Catch Fish When There's No Hatch to Match, Revised Edition

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This book has more useful info and is easier to understand than any other book on trout fishing I've found. Thanks Tom.

Excellent tips and easy to understand whether you are a seasoned pro or a novice at fly fishing. Well written and great illustrations, a must have for your fishing library. Orvis does a great job with the books they produce for the fly fishing industry.

I've been fishing since I was 6 years old. I started fly fishing when I was 15 and know I have 36 years old... Most of the time I spend my fly fishing days at Chile and Argentina all the way down to Tierra del Fuego, so as you can see, in my opinion I do have a background on fly fishing or at least I think I have. For me this book is a great read on fly fishing and also it's a revelation on methods I've already use... Down here in South America (Chile) it's very rare to see hatches, so it's a must read if your planning a trip down here.
For beginners this book it's a must, it's going to teach you things that in the stream takes years to develop and learn using observation and trial and error
For intermediate fly fisherman this book is a nice read to give you confidence in what you do and give you new ideas to bring up into the mix when you are fly fishing for trout
For advanced fly fisherman this book is very nice, well written and also a pleasure to read, it also makes you to remember forgotten tricks and tactics that allows you to enjoy the river in a different way

I have many FF books, but I must admit this one is special. I don't know what parts I like most, but there is A LOT of great advice for people fly fishing for trout, and I would say especially if where you are fishing there are no or few predictable hatches or sight fishing.

There is a chapter about reading water, one about dry fly fishing, one about nymph fishing, and more. And Tom has made it easy to understand what he suggest we do to improve our catch and enjoyment rate when on the water. What I also like very much is how his advice is backed by scientific observations, often illustrated in a very entertaining way. Rigs and techniques are simple yet effective and not necessarily conventional.

Every year, early in the season, I dig out this book and read through it. Every time I learn or understand something better, that I will want to put into practice as soon as I hit the water...

I have been ff for about 13 years; this book will satisfy the trout angler of every level.

I hope to get the chance to go fishing with Tom myself one day...

Tom and the Orvis guys have taken fly-fishing to a new level with this book. It takes some conventional fly-fishing knowledge and turns it on its head. After reading this, I felt like a guide when buddies would come along--it's that good. My wife has also taken a lot from this book, and it is helping her to consistantly catch trout. I couldn't recommend this book enough.

This book should be on every fly fisherman's shelf, it's a must read. More experienced anglers are likely to not find anything earth shattering in this book but the author does an outstanding job covering fundamentals for locating fish. Very interesting and informative read.

Mr. Rosenbauer presents his opinions in a straight forward and clear writing style that is enjoyable to read. It is obvious that he has lot of technical experience that he gives the reader without the subject being dry facts. This is a book to read with a high-lighter in hand; you never know when a gem of information will jump out at you.

This is a superb book with lots of knowledge to be gained by the "interested fly fisherman"