Trailside Guide: Fly Fishing [Paperback]

John Merwin (Author), Ron Hildebrand (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1996

Smart, instructive, and beautifully designed, every book in the Trailside Guide series contains the essential information readers need to master outdoor activities and have fun in the process.

Norton proudly reissues these best-selling guides with fully revised "Sources & Resources" sections (including where to find the Web sites, gear, services, books, clubs, and organizations that make for foolproof outings); updates to reflect the latest in gear technology, wilderness medicine, and first aid; and advances in techniques. You can take it with you: Trailside Guides are designed to be used on the trail. Their handy size makes them easy to take along on outdoor adventures. Picture this: Trailside Guides show you how it's done. Each book has more than 100 color photographs and dozens of informative, full-color technical illustrations you'll refer to again and again. Buying Guide: Each Guide has all the information readers need to make informed decisions about what gear is available, and what they should buy. Step-by-step: Tutorials take readers through every aspect of a given outdoor activity. Each Guide covers planning and preparing for a trip, getting in shape, technique, safety, and first-aid tips, and how to have more fun along the way! Easy to use: Trailside Guides provide information quickly. Every book contains detailed illustrations, information-packed sidebars, and a complete index and bibliography. Technique tips: Any physical activity is more fun when it's done right. Trailside Guides are written by experts and contain lucid explanations that help the reader quickly achieve proficiency. It's a big world out there. Get into it with the Trailside Guides. Color photographs and drawings throughout

Editorial Reviews

Review

Colorfully illustrated with good how-to directions and art, the books--which have durable plastic covers and water-resistant pages--cut to the chase of a given activity. The fly-fishing manual, for instance, is one of the best guides to be written in years. -- New Star-Ledger, 6 December 1998

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393314766
• ISBN-13: 978-0393314762
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #947,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good place to start, January 6, 2002

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David (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trailside Guide: Fly Fishing (Paperback)

This book is an easy read with strait forward info to get you started fly fishing. The author cuts through some of the purist b.s. and offers sound advice. While he doesn't go into great detail about all aspects of fly fishing, he tells you what you need to buy and do in order to get out and catch something. I like it because it is small and lightweight. The binding is waterproof and durable so it holds up inside my pack. You can take this one with you to the river. No book will catch a fish for you, but if you read this, you'll be off to a good start.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best beginner books available, July 28, 2004

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Woodrow "marinesci" (NY, NJ, PA, ME) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trailside Guide: Fly Fishing (Paperback)

The previous edition of this book was a gift to me a few years ago, and was my first fly fishing book. Even though I now own something in the realm of 50 fly fishing books, I've gone back to this one every so often and I think I've read it cover to cover at least a dozen times. A wealth of straight-forward information written in an easy-to-understand manner have kept this one among my favorites, so much so that I have tried to get other works by this author when available. You simply can't go wrong with this book; I would recommend it to anyone interested in getting in to fly fishing.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great and helpful, March 25, 1999

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Dr. Jim Sullivan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trailside Guide: Fly Fishing (Paperback)

I dont fly fish yet, so I am doing a lot of reading research, this book has lots of photos and easy to use information...I cant wait to get in the stream next week.