A Trailside Guide: Fly Fishing

by John Merwin

Book Overview

Norton proudly reissues these best-selling guides with fully revised "Sources & Resources" sections (including where to find the Web sites, gear, services, books, clubs, and organizations that make for foolproof outings); updates to reflect the latest in gear technology, wilderness medicine, and first aid; and advances in techniques. You can take it with you: Trailside Guides are designed to be used on the trail. Their handy size makes them easy to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393314766
• ISBN13: 9780393314762
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Flyfishing evangelist learns new tricks

I have been fishing all my life ... fly fishing since the late 1950s when bamboo was all the rage. I bought this book for a post-midlife friend considering the sport, thinking "great beginners book." But when I started reading it I realized, as I do every time I go fly fishing, that I really didn't know everything there is to know about the sport. So I gave my friend his copy and ordered another one. It's on my bedstand.

One of the best beginner books available

The previous edition of this book was a gift to me a few years ago, and was my first fly fishing book. Even though I now own something in the realm of 50 fly fishing books, I've gone back to this one every so often and I think I've read it cover to cover at least a dozen times. A wealth of straight-forward information written in an easy-to-understand manner have kept this one among my favorites, so much so that I have tried to get other works by this author when available. You simply can't go wrong with this book; I would recommend it to anyone interested in getting in to fly fishing.

Good place to start

This book is an easy read with strait forward info to get you started fly fishing. The author cuts through some of the purist b.s. and offers sound advice. While he doesn't go into great detail about all aspects of fly fishing, he tells you what you need to buy and do in order to get out and catch something. I like it because it is small and lightweight. The binding is waterproof and durable so it holds up inside my pack. You can take this one with you to the river. No book will catch a fish for you, but if you read this, you'll be off to a good start.

Great and helpful

I dont fly fish yet, so I am doing a lot of reading research, this book has lots of photos and easy to use information...I cant wait to get in the stream next week.