High Sierra Fly Fishing: Basics to Advanced Tactics

By Billy Van Loek

The lakes and streams of the High Sierra have the primary element of good trout habitat in abundance, cold, well-oxygenated, unpolluted water. In the book, Billy shares the keys to success in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571882170
• ISBN13: 9781571882172
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Frank Amato Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Informative

If you fish in the Sierras or like to hike the high country this is an excellent book . It is specific to the region and very informative. I would definitely recommend it as a worthwhile addition to any Sierra Fly fisherman's library....JAK

Indespensible resource for western trout fishing

My son and I spent a week fishing in the high sierra before buying this book. The fishing was good but sporadic. When I read this book, I was amazed at how well Van Loek was able to explain why we caught fish when we did and vice versa. The principals will be of value to spin fishermen as well as fly fishers. Add to that, the book is written in a colorful, simple, well thought out, engaging manner, and I have come to consider this one of my indespensible reference works for western trout fishing, the High Sierra and beyond.

Far more than the title suggests....

I've only glanced through "High Sierra Fly Fishing: Basics to Advanced Tactics" but already I know ....this is a superb book. It's far more than its title implies. How many times have you started to read a book like this and discover that it's 80% fluff and maybe 20% content? Van Loek is certainly an authority on the subject of high alpine trout fishing in the Sierra, and I have already learned much from my short time in his book. The photos of both the unbelievable country and it's wonderful trout make me ache to be there. Actually they take me there even now! This publication goes beyond it's peers and I'm going to enjoy digesting every word!

Natural history approach to fishing

The intro says this book is meant primarily for folks new to alpine fishing. What is especially good is the de-emphasis on gear and strong emphasis on the natural history of both the Sierra Nevada and trout. Many of the ideas are new and original, such as the "Angler's Caloric Law." The author's approach leads readers right to the concepts that explain why good anglers cast where they do. You just couldn' beat this up-to-date book if you want to know how to catch a lot of trout on a backpacking trip. In fact, the excellent photos will whet your appetite for a summer trip!

the art and science of flyfishing

This book is an artful blend of practical how-to fishing advice and wonderfully lyrical descriptions of the high Sierra. There are plenty of photos that will make you hanker for a fishing trip just as surely as using one of the handtied flies the author describes should lure an elusive golden trout out from his hideaway. I have a much better idea now of how inexpertly I have been fishing all these years. The author knows his fish and walks the reader through such useful info as the science of how trout see through the refraction of water and their favorite hangouts.Armed with such really specific advice, I'm looking forward to a chance to outsmart some fish this summmer!