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Fly Fishing for Dummies |  | Author: Peter Kaminsky
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 56953
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 076455073X
Dewey Decimal Number: 799.124
UPC: 785555550735
EAN: 9780764550737
ASIN: 076455073X
Publication Date: April 17, 1998
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Amazon.com Review
For the unschooled, fly-fishing can appear impossibly difficult and otherworldly, the province of tweedy sportsmen with enough time and money to look credible on the water. But as Peter Kaminsky explains in the opening chapter, this graceful method of catching fish doesn't require "the touch of a surgeon, the body mechanics of Tiger Woods, and the spirit of a Zen master." What it does require is a little dedication and good instruction--and Fly Fishing for Dummies delivers on the latter. This crash-course tutorial removes the mystery with chapters on gear, flies, casting, and fishing strategies. There's even a chapter on some of the great North American trout rivers. And the tone is far from tweedy, with plenty of good humor and trivia mixed into the excellent info. --Langdon Cook, Sports & Outdoors editor
Product Description
Fishing is one of those areas in life in which you can keep improving as you grow older (and wiser). Steeped in tradition, fly fishing -- where the weight of your fishing line carries the fly, instead of the weight of your sinker, lure, or bait carrying the line -- is easier than Isaak Walton made it sound in The Compleat Angler (published in 1653), the forerunner to today's all-purpose fishing books. To master the art (and the science) of fly rodding, all you need is a rod, a few flies, some water, and a copy of Fly Fishing For Dummies. Whether you're a novice or a veteran angler, here are all the tips and tricks for choosing the right kind of gear; finding out how and where to catch freshwater and saltwater fish; practicing the art of tying flies; and discovering how to read the water, wade, cast, and (finally) land yourself a whopper. Peter Kaminsky, author of Fishing For Dummies and the outdoor columnist for The New York Times since 1985, was hooked on fly fishing after landing his first catch (a 30-pound grouper). He puts his angling savvy and know-how into Fly Fishing For Dummies, which is packed with more than 150 illustrations and the author's sage advice, down-to-earth language, and relentless, good-humored wit. In no time, you'll be tying Woolly Buggers, Ausable Wulffs, Maribou Mickeys, Clowser's Minnows, and Griffith's Gnats, and will be reeling in those fat rainbow trout, largemouth bass, and fresh Atlantic or Pacific salmon to your heart's content!
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 Flyfishing for Dummies Review#1 July 11, 2001
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
When I first started to flyfish back in the day, this was the only guide I had to get me started. Fortunately, it gave me the first step I needed to have the confidence to get out there and keep trying to catch bigger and better fish. A few years later I'm still flyfishing and rarely if ever get skunked. Over the years I've read endless amounts of articles, books, you name it, but this one covered everything I needed to know. To this day still haven't learned many other good tips that hadn't already been covered by Kaminsky. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to flyfish but doesn't quite got the hang of it yet.
Fly Fishing for Dummies June 1, 2010
Monte D. Morast
Very good transaction. Book was as listed, like new, and arrived earlier than I thought it would.
A "COOL" book for any Angler! Beginner or not. January 10, 1999
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book has an excellent way of teaching. It doesn't take a "Dummie" to learn. It gives good tips for knot tying, fly tying, spotting good areas to fish, and selecting your equipment. Unlike other books I have, Kaminsky makes learning flyfishing fun.
A great place to start learning the art of flyfishing July 20, 1998
Tom Akstens (akstens@aol.com) (Bakers Mills, NY)
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
Since I was technical editor for this book, I may not be a completely unbiased reviewer--but I really do think Peter Kaminsky's book is a great place to start learning the art of flyfishing. The book is comprehensive,very clearly organized and written in an amusing, informal style that helps to de-mystify flyfishing. Peter also went out of his way to give warmwater flyfishing and saltwater flyfishing the space they deserve--so this book isn't just about trout and salmon. The information here will prepare you for tarpon in Belize, redfish in the Gulf, blues in Rhode Island or bass and sunnies in your local farm pond. I've been teaching flyfishing and flycasting for years and I now recommend this book to all of my students.
 interesting and informative January 22, 2009
Timothy Jones (Brisbane Australia)
I bought this book as part of my new found interest in fly fishing. It didn't let me down with interesting features in pretty easy to follow language. I did think the chapter on tying flies was a bit long - not my thing at the moment. But all in all value for money.
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