Yosemite: Trout Fishing Guide [Paperback]

Charles S. Beck (Author), Steve Beck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1995

Yosemite National Park is known the world over for its awesome beauty. But this park offers the fisherman more than just a feast for the eyes--great trout fishing for those who know where, when, and how! In this book, Steve shows you when, where, and how. For each section of the park covered, you'll learn of its history hatches, weather, regulations, what fish you cap expect and how best to catch them and much more. No trip to this national treasure is complete without it!

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Yosemite National Park is no doubt one of the most spectacular places to cast a line; as the author to this thorough fishing guide writes in his introduction, "Looking down at a colorful rainbow in the net, then looking up at a 1,400 foot waterfall, is the kind of experience that most people will remember always." With maps and detailed trail instructions, the Yosemite Trout Fishing Guide provides the angler who enjoys getting off the beaten track with directions to all sorts of water within the park, including rivers, creeks, and alpine lakes (there are also driving directions to areas near the few roads). In addition, the guide covers plenty of strategies and techniques to improve your chances once you get to your chosen destination.

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Frank Amato Pubns (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571880429
• ISBN-13: 978-1571880420
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #458,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible On Yosemite Fishing, July 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Yosemite: Trout Fishing Guide (Paperback)

I have come across a few books on California fishing that briefly mention Yosemite, but they are never specific. This book does a great job of breaking the park down into sections, making it easy to find your destination. This is the Bible of Yosemite's waters. There is no better place to drop a line than Yosemite..... the entire park is unlike anything you'll ever see. I have been fishing in the park for over 10 years now, and while the quality of fishing has decreased a bit over the years..... it is still worth doing. The best fishing is usually a solid hike away (10 mile round trip), but alternatives exist. If you promise to catch-and-release only, I'll let you in on a little secret. Try fishing my favorite lake.... Upper Sardine. It is just outside of the park.... about a 1/4 mile past Mono Pass. Our last trip out there resulted in over 40 fish in one afternoon. The only criticism of this book is its lack of an index. Best of luck on your trip!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide., April 6, 2000

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QuietDoc (Jacksonville, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yosemite: Trout Fishing Guide (Paperback)

I have had the opportunity of exploring some of the areas described in this well written guide. Although no words could do the beauty of the region justice, Steve Beck does an excellent job of getting you there to see it for yourself. I found his descriptions right on the money and his recommendations well worth following. I highly recommend this guide to all fisher-people, especially if you have the opportunity to go to Yosemite.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great resource for expert and novice, January 29, 2000

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Rod Webster (Merced, Gateway to Yosemite) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yosemite: Trout Fishing Guide (Paperback)

Thorough and authoritative, readable and entertaining. I know Steve personally and can vouch for the extensive research that went into making this rewarding guide. He has fished the park top to bottom, roadside to trailside. This book is a compilation of decades of love with the Park and the art of fly-fishing. His complete trailside descriptions insure that getting to the fish is as much a pleasure as the fun once there. The accuracy of Steve's fish surveys has stood the test of numerous presentations to flyfishing clubs and sportsman shows. He has a new book on fishing the John Muir trail that looks to be just as entertaining and useful a planning guide.