| Flyfishing Alaska |  | Manufacturer: Spring Creek Press
Category: EBooks
List Price: $17.95
Buy New: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 39578
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Dewey Decimal Number: 799.12
ASIN: B001C6JCOQ
Publication Date: June 1995
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Book Description
"Flyfishing Alaska" is the standard handbook for flyfishers headed north. Tony Route's long experience as a year-round resident of Alaska shows in his descriptions of all the game fish available to the Alaskan angler and his insightful lessons on how to catch them.
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A great guide to flyfishing the species of Alaska January 6, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Admittedly, I am mostly a spin fisherman by nature, but reading this book had me practice casting in the backyard in 10 degree weather. The book is very readable and filled with anecdotes and information that obviously resulted from years of field experience.
This is not a location guide, it is a species guide. The author does give general information about where to find a certain species but does not give up any secret holes or mention any locations that might be sensitive to overfishing. What he does give in abundance is his knowledge of each fish species; it's life cycle, the proper flies and equipment to use and most importantly, the presentation for each species. Throughout the book, he gives a sense of mastery gained from countless hours in the field. The chapter on flyfishing for Sockeyes alone is worth the price of the book. He debunks the myth that Sockeyes don't bite flies and lets you know how to present the fly to elicit a strike. I have never wanted to fish the Russian River like I did after reading that chapter.
I'd recommend it to anyone going up from the lower 48. Even if you are an experienced flyfisherman, this will help jump start your success with new species.
Flyfishing Alaska February 13, 2000
63 out of 63 found this review helpful
This is an excellent how to book for the fly fisherman going to Alaska. Each species of salmon and trout is covered with details concerning best time of year to fish, best fly patterns and what tactics will produce strikes. This is a how to fish rather than where to fish book although it does mention many areas worth investigating. I would suggest buying both this book and the book, Alaska Fishing, by Limeres and Pedersen, which gives detailed info. on where to fish rather than how to fish. Both excellent books that when used together will prepare the angler for the trip of a lifetime. Tight Lines.
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