Amazon.com Review
Only the name
Lou Tabory stands with
Lefty Kreh's when it comes to imparting wisdom and inspiring trust in the complex and still relatively young arena of angling saltwater with flies. Tabory certainly understands the daunting challenge: "The first look at big water will unnerve most who have never fished the ocean." Not to worry. His patience, clarity, and breadth in
Stripers on the Fly should have even unsettled novices eager to throw a line.
By devoting an entire volume to a single species, Tabory, one of saltwater fly-fishing's pioneers, gives himself the luxury of covering the small details that more general efforts are forced to overlook. In fly-fishing, it's not the devil so much that resides in the details as the fish themselves. Over the course of this invaluable instructional, Tabory wades from the basics to the advanced on striper habits and likely locations; equipment; understanding tides, weather, and the seasons; learning how to read and approach different kinds of water; how to cast in various conditions; what flies to use; and the nuances of hooking, fighting, and landing. Illustrations abound, none better than the insert of color photos of Tabory's favorite striper flies. "No other saltwater species offers the average fly angler such fishing opportunities so close to highly populated areas," Tabory assures. With Tabory as guide, anglers can turn these opportunities into successes. --Jeff Silverman
From Library Journal
Tabory has produced two of the best saltwater flyfishing books available. Inshore Fly Fishing (LJ 6/15/92) is a great introduction to the methods of fishing saltwater with a fly rod, while Guide to Saltwater Baits and Their Imitations (Lyons, 1995) is an excellent guide to matching flies to the bait. Tabory's new book covers much the same ground as Inshore Fly Fishing, concentrating most heavily on the techniques required to catch fish in a variety of terrain, from beaches to rock jetties. Tabory notes that the striper is not called a rockfish for nothing, and knowledge of how to take advantage of this structure is vital for striper fishing. The quality of this work is exceptionalAno surprise from Lyons, which has produced another fine flyfishing book. The illustrations are clear if unspectacular, and though one wishes there had been more, as some of the descriptions of techniques were difficult to picture, this is only a minor complaint. Recommended to any library collecting flyfishing books, even those not on the East Coast.AJeff Grossman, Milwaukee Area Technical Coll. Lib., Oak Creek
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