The Fly-Fisher's Companion: A Fundamental Guide to Tackle, Casting, Presentation, Aquatic Insects, and the Flies that Imitate Them

A master class in fly-fishing based on the teachings of a seasoned angler and fishing instructor. Combining skill, strategy, and a love of the outdoors, fly-fishing is as enthralling today as it was generations ago. While the handmade steel hooks, horsehair lines, and carefully crafted wooden loop-rods have long given way to nylon and fluorocarbon leaders, multipiece graphite rods, and synthetic lines, the fundamentals of the craft have remained basically the same. In The Fly-Fisher’s Companion, Darrel Martin shares the knowledge and understanding he has acquired over fifty years of fly fishing. In this comprehensive textbook, he provides time-tested wisdom and knowledge, all within the context of modern fly-fishing situations. A perfect supplement for instruction, as well as an ideal reference for fishers of any skill level, this volume provides concise commentary on tackle, casting, tactics, flies and fly tying, and other related topics.