Steelhead: Fly Fishing

This full and brilliant book is the classic on fly fishing for steelhead trout. It is the culmination of a lifetime of study by the world's finest writer on the species. Steelhead Fly Fishing offers practical advice on all aspects of the sport. There are exceptional chapters on the fish itself, the tackle and techniques used to pursue it under diverse circumstances, and such great steelhead rivers as the Deschutes, the Dean, the North Umpqua, the Bulkley, the Rogue, and the Babine. Also included are memorable profiles of the modern masters and the fly patterns they developed. The color insert, black-and-white photographs, and fine line drawings by Loren D. Smith help make this a must for all steelhead flyfishers. (81/2 X 11, 512 pages, color photos, b&w photos, illustrations, tables)