Saltwater Fly-Fishing : From Maine to Texas

Rating:
Summary: Goodies from the guides
Review: This book reminds of a sortlike book written by guide John Kumiski called "Flyfishing Florida salt". Various flyfishing locations from New England to Texas are listed in this book.

Each location has a separate chapter with an interview with the local guide about the fish, the flies and the tactics to use at that particular spot. Each chapter has tables which give you an indication when the best times for fishing for a particular species is and which flies the most effective ones are.

Although the chapters are relatively short they should give the visiting angler a pretty accurate indication of what he can expect at that location and what kind of gear he has to use. All of the flypatterns used by the guides are listed in the book but unfortunately only a few are pictured. There are several black and white photographs in this book as well as a few pages with colorphoto's by the guides. The quality of some of these pictures are not up the standard that I have seen in other books. Well, they are taken by guides so you really can't complain over that.

I guess the intention of this book was to cover the fishinglocations of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts very roughly. It is therefore very suitable to give you a broad idea of what the fishing is in all these places.

For really in-depth local information you will still have to get one of the local guidebooks for your next saltwater flyfishingtrip. Having said all this I must say that it is a very good book with a wealth of information that should be owned by everyone who likes to flyfish in saltwater.

Rating:
Summary: Goodies from the guides
Review: This book reminds of a sortlike book written by guide John Kumiski called "Flyfishing Florida salt". Various flyfishing locations from New England to Texas are listed in this book.

Each location has a separate chapter with an interview with the local guide about the fish, the flies and the tactics to use at that particular spot. Each chapter has tables which give you an indication when the best times for fishing for a particular species is and which flies the most effective ones are.

Although the chapters are relatively short they should give the visiting angler a pretty accurate indication of what he can expect at that location and what kind of gear he has to use. All of the flypatterns used by the guides are listed in the book but unfortunately only a few are pictured. There are several black and white photographs in this book as well as a few pages with colorphoto's by the guides. The quality of some of these pictures are not up the standard that I have seen in other books. Well, they are taken by guides so you really can't complain over that.

I guess the intention of this book was to cover the fishinglocations of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts very roughly. It is therefore very suitable to give you a broad idea of what the fishing is in all these places.

For really in-depth local information you will still have to get one of the local guidebooks for your next saltwater flyfishingtrip. Having said all this I must say that it is a very good book with a wealth of information that should be owned by everyone who likes to flyfish in saltwater.