Fishing Flies on the Salmon River

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Summary: don't waste your time, save your money
Review: Just received the two copies of this book, one for myself and one to be given as a gift to a friend of mine and reviewed it front to back in a quick evening. Having fished the Salmon River for the past 15 years, I found very little, if any, information that I could consider of any value to be used on future trips. Possibly, and giving the benefit of the doublt to the author, both "fly flishing only" sections of the River are so short, there simply is not much to be said. The best of these books are directly related to different water volumes, cfm's, and where fish might be found accordingly. It seemed more a vehicle for other people's businesses and their advertisements than anything else. If you are able to read the water, you don't need this book. Having fished Alaska for the past five years, I can sympathize with Mr. Douglas' obvious preference for western waters, but I honestly do not think that he begins to do justice to the Salmon River with this book.