THE NEW AMERICAN TROUT FISHING :: Book by John Merwin

• Softcover book by John Merwin
• Illustrated by Ernest Lussier
• Over 330 pages
• Macmillan Publishing Company
• Paperback Edition 1997
• Copyright © 1994 by John Merwin

" THE NEW AMERICAN TROUT FISHING provides a mix of advice and distilled science born of decades of experience and research by one of America's top fly fishermen.
The book covers the history of trout fishing, a modern look at trout stream ecology, and extensive profiles of brook, brown, cutthroat, and rainbow trout behavior.
The fundamentals of aquatic insect development lead into the theory and practice of fly tying, with eight pages of full color illustrations.
Richly illustrated with angling anecdotes from Maine to California, The New American Trout Fishing serves up elegant reading as well as sound, practical advice. "

Contents include:

" Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Looking Backward

PART ONE The Quarry
2. The Nature of Trout Streams
3. The Nature of Trout
4. Brook Trout
5. Brown Trout
6. Rainbow Trout
7. Cutthroat Trout
8. Selective Trout

PART TWO The Tools
9. The Modern Fly Rod
10. Some Notes on Fly Lines
11. The Balanced Leader
12. An Angling Gadgeteer
13. On Waders and Wading
14. Fly-Casting Magic

PART THREE The Puzzle
15. Maple Leaves and Mouse's Ears
16. Some Notes on the Biology of Mayflies

PART FOUR The Game
17. Those Old-Fashioned Wet Flies
18. Streamers or Bust
19. Nymphs
20. The Upstream Dry Fly
21. Dry Flies Downstream
22. Emergers
23. A Time for Terrestrials

PART FIVE Special Situations
24. High Water and Low
25. Merrily Down the Stream
26. Small Streams
27. Some Thoughts on Fly Tying
28. The New Compleat Angler

Appendix A - Metric Equivalents
Appendix B - Knots
Appendix C - Fly Patterns

Bibliography
Index "

The book is in very good condition with minor wear to the cover.
There is a black marker line on the bottom side edge of the pages, mostly visible from the side view.
No torn or ripped pages.
No other markings or writing.

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