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In the wise words of Dame Juliana Berners, spoken five centuries ago yet just as immediate now, "there is more to fishing than catching fish." So begins The Complete Book of Fly Fishing, a combination primer-encyclopedia that is indeed a fairly complete book--and without sacrificing depth for breadth. Early chapters include the basics, such as history, equipment, and technique. McNally explains the differences between dry flies, nymphs, and wet flies, and how to approach these very different forms of fly-fishing. Insect hatches, stream tactics, and more advanced strategies are also detailed with illustrations and color photographs. Final chapters cover less traditional quarry like bass, pike, and saltwater species.

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Fly Rod & Reel : ``One of the best thought-out basic texts I've seen''

Flyfisher : ``To say any single book about a subject so diverse as fly fishing is `complete' is tall talk, but this one delivers.''

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AS MIGHT be expected, the exact origins of flying fishing are clouded in the mists of time, but it is known to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest, forms of sport fishing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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