Small-stream fishing wisdom with the same insight and pungent humor that has become Gierach's trademark. Advice on tackle selecting, reading water, and scouting.
Advice on tackle selection, reading water, and small stream scouting.
| A Finely Balanced Environment | 8 | |
| Sneaking Around on Your Hands and Knees | 32 | |
| A Crisp, Low, Sidearm Roll Cast | 52 | |
| You Can Catch 'Em on Anything | 92 | |
| The Comforts of Stuff | 112 | |
| Where There Are Trout, There's Hope | 132 |
Anonymous
Posted October 28, 2005
Few instructional guides have much of a sense of audience. By contrast, as Gierach presents knowledge gained from a lifetime of experience as an angler, he displays has uncanny feel for the information fly fishers likely to read this book are looking for. He also has a fantastic sense ofhumor. The result is a book that makes the reader feel like a small stream expert before he/she has ever hit the water. Importantly, Gierach teaches anglers to respect the folklore, sensibility and tradition of fly fishing while generating a genuine enthusiasm in the reader for the possibilities of small stream angling. I've seen dozens of DVD/VHS and written fishing instructionals and this one succeeds where almost all of the others generally fail.
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Posted September 17, 2000
outstanding book. I have been fishing small streams in Colorado's backcountry for over four years now and have to say that John puts fishing into a perspective that everyone can understand. There is nothing like the solitude and reward you get when you hook a fine wild trout out of some of the best streams in the river. Keep up the good work John!
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Posted February 16, 2000
I have been fly fishing for three years, and a lot of this sport involves gathering information. I can honestly say that I will read this book again, both for the vast amount of well-presented information, and the touch of humor that makes all the difference.
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Posted December 28, 2010
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Overview
Small-stream fishing wisdom with the same insight and pungent humor that has become Gierach's trademark. Advice on tackle selecting, reading water, and scouting.
Advice on tackle selection, reading water, and small stream scouting.