Contents
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Skill 1: Selection of Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Skill 2: Assembly of Tackle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Skill 3: Holding the Fly Rod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Skill 4: Mastering the Roll Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Skill 5: Mastering the False Cast. . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Skill 6: Mastering the Straight Forward Cast. . . .24
Skill 7: The Art of Stripping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Skill 8: Making and Mending Line. . . . . . . . . . .29
Skill 9: Fishing the Most Logical Fly for the Occasion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Skill 10: Major and Minor Fish Feeding Patterns 34
Skill 11: Playing and Releasing the Fish. . . . . . .35
Skill 12: Playing and Landing the Fish. . . . . . . . 36
Final Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Equipment Check List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 |
