Getting Started at Fly Fishing for Trout

Description

In this newly updated practical, easy-to-understand guide, Allan Sefton explains everything a new fly fisher needs to know. Suitable for all ages and abilities, and featuring step-by-step advice on fly casting, tackle and tactics, this is the perfect book for anyone who wants the technical terms and techniques explained simply and clearly. Sefton covers modern fishing tackle, up-to-the-minute methods, how to develop the correct technical skills, right through to preparing and cooking the catch. He'll help you to understand why techniques work and how to avoid the pitfalls. Gain insight into the world of the trout and understand why they behave as they do.

Allan Sefton (www.allanseftonfishing.co.uk) has fly fished for trout and other fish from Norway to the Falkland Islands. He was a regular contributor to the angling press until the pressure of another career intervened. Retirement meant time to achieve a lifetime's ambition by qualifying as a Licensed Level Two Game Angling Coach. He is now a coach for the England Youth Fly Fishing Association and coaches their international team. Regularly, articles by him are published in Trout and Salmon, the UK's premier game fishing magazine.