Serious Flyfishing: With Survey Reults

by John Waite

An experienced flyfisher discusses the flyfishing economy (the business of production, pricing, and promotions), followed by chapters on leaders, lines, rods, rod-line balance, reels, knots, hooks,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965800504
• ISBN13: 9780965800501
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Serious Fisherman
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book-Highly Recommend

This is one of the most interesting books I have read on flyfishing. It is not the usual rehash and rewrite of existing ideas. Some insights into the ff industry that you won't find anywhere else in print. Apparently it was sent to all the mags and never reviewed. Will be hard to find in a fishing or ff store Some how-to but in a general sense. Lots of good reflection, philosophy and observations concerning most aspects of the sport. Some good thoughts concerning industry sponsored fish and tell ff writers, DT lines, ff gimmicks etc. You may not agree with everything but he has more to say than most. I read a lot about ff and this stands out from the pack. The survey itself is almost worth the price of the book.

Iconoclastic flyfishing advice

This is a unique, apparently self-published book by a plain-spoken, opinionated fisherman who calls it as he sees it. No fancy packaging, pretty pictures and, apparently, no re-writing by a professional editor. Nevertheless, it is a well-organized discussion of tackle, techniques, tactis and ethics from a particular point of view. Reading it is like spending a day or two with a crusty, experienced fishing guide who definitely has his own way of doing things. The bottom line: focus on fishing, not tackle; worry more about leaders than high-price rods; resist the temptation to buy every "new" thing that comes along. You can agree or disagree, but you won't be bored.

Sensational nudie pix of Ephemerella dorothea!!!

Finally, an author who understands the subtle eroticism of the beloved Ephemerella dorothea, the most seductive of early season hatches for late evening surface action. I have touched and tied many Pale Evening Duns, but these imitations are poor substitutes for the moist, delicate fuzziness of the genuine article. Waite is like the Hugh Hefner of entemology, exposing his mayflies in portraits of voluptuous innocence. The Miss Mayfly 1998 centerfold hangs in my garage and is a must for the serious collector. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to spend quiet evenings alone, watching the sensuous twilight flutter of their favorite hatch.

Good, common-sense guide for new and experienced flyfishers.

This is not your run-of-th-mill, how to book of flyfishing. Mr. Waite has written a no-nonsense guide for the novice as well as experienced flyfishers. His insight into rod selection, fly lines, leaders and hooks are the product of years of personal observation as well as trial and error.Those involved in the marketing of the flyfishing industry will likely be incensed by some of the author's comments but having been a flyfisher for many years, a guide and having been involved in both the wholesale and retail of fishing equipment, he tells it like it is. The book also includes the results of an extensive survey of flyfishers from throughout the country which itself is well worth the price of the book.