Simple Fly Fishing

Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel
First Edition

Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews,
Mauro Mazzo

From the dust jacket flap: "Modern-day fishing, like much in life, has become exceedingly complex, with high-tech gear, a confusing array of flies and terminal tackle, accompanied by high-priced fishing guides. This book reveals that the best way to catch trout is simply, with a rod and a fly and not much else.

The wisdom in the book comes from a simpler time, when the premise was: the more you know the less you need. It teaches the reader how to discover where the fish are, at what depth, and what they are feeding on. Then it describes the techniques needed to present a fly at that depth, made to look lifelike, and hook the fish. With chapters on wet flies, nymphs, and dry flies its authors employ both the tenkara rod as well as regular fly fishing gear to cover all the bases.

With paintings by reknowed artist James Prosek, technical illustrations, and inspiring photographs and stories throughout, Simple Fly Fishing reveals the secrets and the soul of this captivating sport."

When the Simple Fly Fishing was first released, tenkara anglers were excited that someone as famous as Yvon Chouinard had not only taken up their sport but had written a book about it. They soon became disappointed because the book really isn't about tenkara. It is about exactly what the title says: Simple Fly Fishing - Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel.

Patagonia Books 2014
Paperback, 144 pages
11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.

As new condition.

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: Trout and Their Food

Chapter 2: Fly Fishing with Wet Flies and Streamers

Chapter 3: Fly Fishing with Nymphs

Chapter 4: Fly Fishing with Dry Flies

Chapter 5: Fishing Situations

Afterword

Additional Resources

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"Be sure in casting, that your fly fall first into the water, for if the line fall first, it scares or frightens the fish..." -
Col. Robert Venables 1662

As age slows my pace, I will become more like the heron.

We've all had situations where seriously chewed up flies kept catching fish after fish after fish. It is no sin to tie flies that come off the vise looking seriously chewed up.

Warning:

The hooks are sharp.
The coffee's hot.
The fish are slippery when wet.

Beware of the Dogma

Seriously, all the hooks sold on TenkaraBum.com, whether packaged as loose hooks or incorporated into flies, are sharp - or as Daiichi says on their hook packages, Dangerously Sharp. Some have barbs, which make removal from skin, eyes or clothing difficult. Wear eye protection. Wear a broad-brimmed hat. If you fish with or around children, bend down all hook barbs and make sure the children wear eye protection and broad-brimmed hats. Be aware of your back cast so no one gets hooked.

Also, all the rods sold on TenkaraBum.com will conduct electricity. Do not, under any circumstances, fish during a thunder storm. Consider any fishing rod to be a lightning rod! Fishing rods can and do get hit by lightning!