New series of fly fishing guides covering only the best waters, written by local experts. Detailed maps created with latest GIS mapping software-- more accurate than any previous fly-fishing guidebook maps; it covers trout streams and rivers of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Includes Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most popular national park with more than 9 million visitors per year.

Learn the switch cast, single spey, double spey, snake roll, snap T, and devon switch, and now the skagit cast. The efficient way for anglers to catch fish--including trout, striped bass, salmon, and steelhead--on big, moving waters.

Interviews with 16 contemporary rodmakers. Tips on caring for a bamboo rod.

Strategies for selective trout in clear water. New patterns designed for spring creeks and how to fish them. Simple explanations of the major hatches on spring creeks across the country.

A complete look at fly-fishing creeks and tailwaters utilizing a lifetime of on-the-stream experience through 315 brilliant photographs and 86 illustrations. First-hand knowledge of waters he's fished throughout the United States and around the world. The most effective patterns to imitate mayflies, caddis flies, midge, crane flies, and terrestrials based upon personal observation and tying experience and the best ways to fish them..

Seven practical, down-to-earth lessons that include everything from finding the best lakes to solutions for slow days.

An expert diagnoses 32 fly casting problems and explains their solutions. Easy-to-read line drawings for each problem and solution.