| Western Fly-Fishing Strategies Contributor(s): Mathews, Craig (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592288464 ISBN-13: 9781592288465 Publisher: Lyons Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: "Craig Mathews is a master fishing guide." --Tom Brokaw, former NBC News anchor "Craig Mathews has once again shared his tremendous knowledge of Western rivers and their trout. Liberally sprinkled with stories, his text both teaches and entertains. The comprehensive advice collected within these pages comes from years of experience on the water, and his stories carry the love of angling." --Steven J. Meyers, author of San Juan River Chronicle Praise for Craig Mathews's The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide (co-author): "A crisp, convenient, and comprehensive guide to this remarkably rich and diverse fishery. Excellent and useful, it offers greater access, better fishing, and more knowledge to anglers than they have ever had about the trout heart of America." --Darrel Martin, author of Micropatterns and The Fly-Fisher's Craft Craig Mathews, the Fly Rod & Reel "Angler of the Year" in 2005, is founder and owner of Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, Montana. He is the co-author of The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide, Fishing Yellowstone Hatches, Fly Patterns of Yellowstone, and Fly Fishing the Madison. Blue Ribbon Flies has earned several conservation and environmental awards for helping protect Western trout waters. Along with Yvon Chouinard, owner of Patagonia, Inc., Mathews helped start 1% for the Planet, an alliance of businesses that contribute at least 1 percent of their annual -revenues to environmental and conservation causes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Fishing |
| Dewey: 799.175 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.06" W x 8.98" (0.64 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: Western Fly-Fishing Strategies presents valuable tips and lessons with chapters ranging from trip planning, equipment, and tackle, to Western hatches, different kinds of insects, and the special fall season for Western anglers. Also included are useful drawings by Rod Walinchus, full-color fly plates, and photographs of the naturals, as well as thoughts on the future of Western fly fishing. |