Curtis Creek Manifesto

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Summary: Everything You Need to Know Is Here
Review: The Curtis Creek Manifesto was one of the first primers on fly fishing for trout that I picked up when I became interested in the sport in the mid-1970s. It remains the best. It has elegance: all the big themes of fly fishing are explained here with deceptive simplicity and wry humor from an insider's perspective. You get the feeling that Sheridan Anderson, God rest his soul, just smiled and shrugged when he saw the hundreds (now thousands) of books and magazines covering every arcane aspect of presenting a fly to a fish. The simpler you keep your approach, the wiser and more successful the fly fisherman you will be. The Curtis Creek Manifesto tells you everything you need to know in order to catch fish with a fly, and to enjoy your hours on the stream.

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Summary: A must have for any beginner
Review: The Curtis Creek Manifesto was the first fly fishing book that I could read and truly understand. It is filled with simple illustrations and descriptions that make getting off the ground with fly fishing a breeze. so many other books that I tried to read were filled with tech talk and jargon that confused and frustrated me. I believe that this book saved my trip to Colorado and my first fly fishing experience two years ago. I have reccomended it to all of my fishing buddies and I continue to use it even now.

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Summary: Read it!
Review: This book is a must-read for the avid outdoorsman. It is what taught me how to be a great fly fisherman

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Summary: Mandatory reading for all beginning fly fishers
Review: This book is simply the best introduction to fly fishing. It covers all the basics quickly, and with humor. If you read no other book, you must read this book before heading for the river. After that, read all you want, There are plenty of good books out there which cover much more depth, but you must read this one first.I am an avid fly fisher, and friends often ask me to take them out and teach them how. I tell them I have 1 requirement, they must read the Curtis Creek Manifesto first. Since doing this, I find that I enjoy more fishing (and less baby sitting) and my friends enjoy more fishing and less frustration. I lost my copy from loaning it to one such friend, and I'm buying another now. Dr. Leonard N. Bloksberg

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Summary: An excellent primer
Review: This light hearted introduction focuses on the right things. It starts with stealth, not with what stuff to buy or another re-hash of the history of fly fishing. The points are well thought out, brief and on the mark. Despite what tackle manufacturers may have you think, the elements of this sport are unchanged from the 1978 date this book was published.

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Summary: An well done, concise introduction to fly fishing
Review: This magazine style paperback book was recommended to me long after I knew the basics of flyfishing, so I didn't expect to learn much. I was lured in by its price, but very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the content. The author cuts through the bull normally found in fly fishing instruction books and gets to the meat of the topics. Quick. He includes wonderful, humurous illustrations to enhance the reader's learning. This is one book I can say should be read early on by anyone interested in learning flyfishing.