Orcky
04-16-2007, 06:15 PM
An E-Publication about Fly Fishing from a Drift Boat
Recently, the Federation of Fly Fishers announced publication of a book entitled Hunt—Don’t Pray—for Fish: Techniques and Strategies for Fly Fishing from a Drift Boat by Harley W. Reno, Ph.D. of Rigby, Idaho (USA). The book is a based on 50 years of guiding by Harley all over North America, including many parts of Canada and Mexico.
The book is divided into 14 chapters (with one appendix) and richly illustrated with drawings and photographs throughout. It correlates common environmental phenomena with behaviors of food organisms and fishes, describes and illustrates 10 habitats commonly found in any stream, and suggests the best ways to fish each habitat from a drift boat. Topics include: development of the drift boat, casting systems best suited for fishing from a drift boat, fundamentals and basic techniques of fishing from a drift boat, aggressive casting techniques, selection and use of generic patterns of flies, and organization of biological communities in stream systems.
The book makes an important distinction between fly fishing while wading in a stream and fly fishing from a drift boat on a stream or river. The wader generally fishes one habitat, wherein the only thing moving is water. Consequently, there is plenty of time to experiment with different patterns of flies as well as various sizes and colors of flies in a given pattern. The fly fisherman in a drift boat, however, is faced with trying to fish a myriad of habitats, each of which is available for only a few precious minutes. As a result, there is not enough time to change or experiment with different patterns, sizes, or colors of flies. The fisherman is advised to carry two or more fly rods in the boat, each rod being equipped with a fly specific to a particular habitat. It is easier to switch rods than change flies. The kinds and numbers of flies needed are reduced to a few generic patterns and a few sizes of each pattern. The use of multiple rods and generic flies lets the fisherman make more casts in each habitat per unit of time, fish more kinds of habitats during the float, and potentially fish all levels of the water column in each habitat.
The book is available as a compact disk for $25, with $20 of the proceeds being donated by the author to the Federation in support of its educational and conservation programs. For additional information, contact the Federation at http://www.fedflyfishers.org/driftboat_book.php.
Recently, the Federation of Fly Fishers announced publication of a book entitled Hunt—Don’t Pray—for Fish: Techniques and Strategies for Fly Fishing from a Drift Boat by Harley W. Reno, Ph.D. of Rigby, Idaho (USA). The book is a based on 50 years of guiding by Harley all over North America, including many parts of Canada and Mexico.
The book is divided into 14 chapters (with one appendix) and richly illustrated with drawings and photographs throughout. It correlates common environmental phenomena with behaviors of food organisms and fishes, describes and illustrates 10 habitats commonly found in any stream, and suggests the best ways to fish each habitat from a drift boat. Topics include: development of the drift boat, casting systems best suited for fishing from a drift boat, fundamentals and basic techniques of fishing from a drift boat, aggressive casting techniques, selection and use of generic patterns of flies, and organization of biological communities in stream systems.
The book makes an important distinction between fly fishing while wading in a stream and fly fishing from a drift boat on a stream or river. The wader generally fishes one habitat, wherein the only thing moving is water. Consequently, there is plenty of time to experiment with different patterns of flies as well as various sizes and colors of flies in a given pattern. The fly fisherman in a drift boat, however, is faced with trying to fish a myriad of habitats, each of which is available for only a few precious minutes. As a result, there is not enough time to change or experiment with different patterns, sizes, or colors of flies. The fisherman is advised to carry two or more fly rods in the boat, each rod being equipped with a fly specific to a particular habitat. It is easier to switch rods than change flies. The kinds and numbers of flies needed are reduced to a few generic patterns and a few sizes of each pattern. The use of multiple rods and generic flies lets the fisherman make more casts in each habitat per unit of time, fish more kinds of habitats during the float, and potentially fish all levels of the water column in each habitat.
The book is available as a compact disk for $25, with $20 of the proceeds being donated by the author to the Federation in support of its educational and conservation programs. For additional information, contact the Federation at http://www.fedflyfishers.org/driftboat_book.php.