Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania; A Complete Fly-Fishing Guide to 140 Rivers and Streams [Paperback]

Charles R. Meck (Author)

Book Description

Series: Trout Streams | Publication Date: June 1999

Pennsylvania is renowned for its well protected and uncrowded trout streams, and this guide has established itself as the trusted resource for resident and visiting anglers. 

Many of the 10,000 miles of classified trout water in the state is easily accessible from major population centers. But this massive, complete work also includes smaller "secret" streams in remote regions. This third edition has been completely redesigned, as well as updated and expanded. Fourteen streams have been added. Features include: extensive insect hatch charts keyed to each stream; advice on matching the batch with the right flies; local fly patterns; color photographs and detailed maps; at-a-glance headings for each stream that tell you how to get there, what to bring, regulations, and highlights.

Editorial Reviews

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A thorough, entertaining guide. -- Fly Rod and Reel

Charles Meck has written *the* book on Pennsylvania fly-fishing rivers and their hatches... the bible on the Keystone state for fly fishers everywhere. -- John Randolph, Fly Fisherman

Comprehensive and highly informative. -- American Angler

About the Author

Charles R. Meck is the author of 12 books and countless articles on fly fishing. His books include Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic Trout Streams and Their Hatches, Arizona Trout Streams and Their Hatches, and The Hatches Made Simple. He spends his summers in Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania, and his winters in Mesa, Arizona.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Countryman Press; Third Edition edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088150453X
• ISBN-13: 978-0881504538
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #668,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania, December 3, 1999

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Robert R. Muder (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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If you fish for trout in Pennsylvania, buy this book! The author was born next to a trout stream in PA. He has actually fished in most of the streams he writes about, and provides accurate information about the streams and the hatches to expect. It contains maps and the locations of the special project areas (e.g. artifical lures or fly-fishing only). I have tried a number of streams based soley on his recommendations and have not been disappointed. This is the second edition; it contains a number of streams not included in the first. It is practical and clearly written.

2.0 out of 5 stars Too many streams, not enough detail, December 12, 2011

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Mr. Ross S. Williams (Kingston, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania; A Complete Fly-Fishing Guide to 140 Rivers and Streams (Paperback)

I should have read reviews before purchasing this book but I assumed Charlie Meck would have something good here. I was dissapointed, apparently so has everyone else who bought this book. He adds very little detail to the streams he mentions, and he mentions a ton of them. I expected more, in the section regarding Bowmans Creek, which is calls at one time his "home" stream, he even gives an improper location of the Fly Fishing only section, the map is marked wrong, duh.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleased, May 18, 2011

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This review is from: Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania; A Complete Fly-Fishing Guide to 140 Rivers and Streams (Paperback)

We bought the book for our brother and he was reading it immediately after opening. He seemed very excited about the info and claims he will carry it with him in his fishing box.