Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreward … ……………………………………… 2
Getting things into perspective ……………………. 4
Why fish lakes? …………………………………. 10
Lake Fly Fishing Equipment…………………………. 12
Rods …………………………………………… 13
Reels ………………………………………….. 21
Fly lines ………………………………………. 25
Waders …………………………………………. 37
Watercraft……………………………………….. 50
Boats ………………………………………….. 51
Canoes …………………………………………. 54
Float Tubes …………………………………….. 57
V-tubes ………………………………………… 62
U-tubes ………………………………………… 63
Pontoon boats …………………………………… 65
Sonar ………………………………………….. 70
Location…………………………………………. 74
Prospecting strategies …………………………… 74
Structures and strategies intro ………………. 88
Structure ………………………………………. 89
Cupules ………………………………………… 97
Sunken islands …………………………………. 100
Shoals and reefs ……………………………….. 102
Riprap ………………………………………… 102
Rock spines and rock fields ……………………… 103
Saddles ……………………………………….. 104
Drop-offs ……………………………………… 104
Inlets ………………………………………… 110
Channels ………………………………………. 113
Food shelves …………………………………… 115
Shaded shorelines ………………………………. 116
Foam lines and drift lanes ………………………. 117
Beaches ……………………………………….. 118
Lake Fly Fishing Strategies……………………….. 120
Strategies and presentations …………………….. 121
What Shamu Eats………………………………….. 139
Caddis flies …………………………………… 140
Backswimmers and water boatmen …………………… 150
Craneflies …………………………………….. 155
Crayfish ………………………………………. 159
Damselflies ……………………………………. 168
Dragonflies ……………………………………. 172
Giant water beetles …………………………….. 180
Predacious diving beetles ……………………….. 183
Leeches ……………………………………….. 186
Mayflies ………………………………………. 193
Diptera ……………………………………….. 203
Forage Fish ……………………………………. 215
Snails ………………………………………… 238
Glossary of terms………………………………… 241
Index…………………………………………… 249
CD-ROM – DVD Coupon Purchase ………………… 254
Video Guide ……………………………………. 255
Section Two
Introducing an incredible fishery … (All Color Section)
How to Build a Trout Fishery……………………… 1
From the Biologist’s View …………………………… 5
Fly Fishing Pot Pourri ……………………………… 9
FLIPPR …………………………………. 15
Fly Pattern Photos …………………………… 22
Aquatic Insect – Color Photos ………………………… 24
Big Fish and Color Section 26
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