Like taking a private lesson with the best teacher in the business. Over 40 casts covered in step-by-step detail with thousands of full-color photographs.

All the basics--on gear, lines, leaders, and knots, and casting.

The best places and times to fish in Colorado.

Practical fly-fishing tips from a guide who knows how to teach. 7 simple, easy-to-understand lessons on often-overlooked fundamentals: drift, reading water, position of angler and rod, casting, line control, mending. Chapters on dry-fly fishing, nymphing, best rigs, and guide flies.

Covers river knowledge, steelhead behavior, and effective presentation. New angling strategy for today's steelhead fishing. Includes tips from successful guides.

A thorough introduction to a unique and often overlooked method of fly fishing.

Provides sufficient detail to model 10 boats to scale or build them full size. Instruction and step-by-step photos for building a traditional boat to scale. With measured drawings for 10 traditional boats, including the Light McKenzie River Boat and the Rogue River Driver.

Advanced tight line nymphing tactics, including Czech, Polish, French, Spanish, and American techniques.

Handy pocket-sized guide with full-color, easy-to-follow illustrations.

Directory of old and modern salmon flies. Companion to Shrimp & Spey Flies for Salmon and Steelhead (0-8117-1428-4) and Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon and Steelhead (0-8117-3176-6).