Trout And Their Food: A Compact Guide For Fly Fishers Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
No one knows more than Dave Whitlock about trout behavior, the great variety of foods trout eat, and how to imitate these foods effectively. His years of world-class experience—as fisherman, writer, artist, and instructor—have earned him the respect and affection of anglers everywhere. Yet until recently, only readers of Trout Magazine have been able to benefit from his most up-to-date work: clear, complete, and practical wisdom about the life cycles and behavior of mayflies, caddis, stoneflies, scuds, sowbugs, crayfish, grasshoppers, moths, aquatic worms, minnows, and dozens of other trout foods. With Dave’s help, you’ll learn how to make your fly flutter, wiggle, dart, crawl, or dead drift just like the real thing.This book gathers the best of Dave’s lively Trout columns and beautiful illustrations into a single, well-organized, indispensable volume. Beginners and seasoned fly anglers alike will find something useful here, from tips on reading the water to tying flies to recognizing rise forms. It’s the next best thing to a one-on-one lesson with Dave himself, and the results are simple: you’ll catch more fish.Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; Reissue edition (September 2, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1629145300
ISBN-13: 978-1629145303
Product Dimensions: 1 x 6 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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I will rate this book two ways. First on the book itself (5 stars) and how it works on the Kindle DX latest edition (2 stars).The book.As with most of the authors works this book in filled with good ideas. The book covers in some detail all of the more common aquatic foods for trout. Unlike most other books Whitlock also includes minnows and not just the insects. I have been fly fishing for over thirty years and the one thing I found to be true, big trout eat fish mostly, little trout eat bugs. Most books of this type ignore that fact and stick only to the incests. Some acknowledge the fact and then go on to ignore it as they present only the incest population. This book does not ignore that fact and that alone makes this book worth having.Each species are given a fairly in depth entomological review followed by the imitation and how it is best fished. The detail is at once not a lot but at the same time enough to give both the beginner an easy to follow introduction and jog the seasoned persons memory.I highly recommend this book and enjoyed it very much.The Kindle editionI must take issue with another reviewer who stated that this was a great book on his/her phone. Based on that recommendation I thought if it worked on an e phone it sure as heck would be great on the Kindle DX's larger screen. Sad to say it does not. As anyone who has spent any time with fishing literature a book like this depends on good pictures along with the verbal description to convey the needed information. This book just does not make it at all in the picture category. The art work is very good but somewhat small if not enlarged. This is where this book fails. The larger pictures can take several MINUTES to load. I do not know about others, but I do not have the time to sit and wait fro a picture to load when in the paper edition one need not wait at all.In short I recommend this excellent book in it's paper edition but not as an ebook. This is the first and last time I will purchase a book of this type for the Kindle. I will, however, purchase this book in the paper edition so I can enjoy the art work and the information that it coveys.
One of the best fly fisherman on the planet. Any fly angler novice or master will get more information out of this on the foods from trout than any other book out there. As a guide, it is very informative and a reference every season
this is a good ebook! very informational and having this available to me on my phone while on the stream is invaluable. Get it!
This book is a must read for all Trout fishermen. The author is very passionate about Trout, he gives great details on the life of trout and the food they consume .
A very readable guide to what trout want. Good illustrations help clarify what the text says. A must-have for any trout angler.
Not too technical but a great explanation of the different foods trout eat. Also discussed how to fish each type.
I borrowed this book from the library, i highly recommend if if you havnt read other books that are ultimate fly fishing books as they always mostly start with trout and there food or diet, otherwise this book by itself is very insightful and highly recommended and worth the money you pay for this learning tool.
AMAZING BOOK!!!!!!! Dave Whitlock does an amazing job explaining basic entomology and its HUGE implications in fly fishing. This is a must have for any angler.
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