The Complete Book of Fly Fishing

Camden, ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1993. Second edition. Large octavo in light brown DJ; xii, 354 p, [8] p of color plates, b&w illus (some color); 25 cm. One small tear to gently worn DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, faintly rubbed fold to spine head & foot, very mildly bumped corners, else near fine(-) in very good+ DJ. Hardcover. ISBN: 0877423458

Fishing; History. Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial 'fly' is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Fly fishermen use hand tied flies that resemble natural invertebrates or other food organisms, or 'lures' to provoke the fish to strike. Fly fishing can be done in fresh or salt water. North Americans usually distinguish freshwater fishing between cold-water species (trout, salmon, steelhead) and warm-water species, notably bass. Techniques for fly fishing also differ with habitat (lakes and ponds, small streams, large rivers, bays and estuarys and open ocean.)