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Summary: Uninspired
Review: As an avid highcountry flyfisher and backpacker I snapped this book up on sight. I wish I had taken the time to browse before plunking down the cash.I have no doubt the author is a passionate angler but his writing comes through as pedantic and uninspired. There is nothing in this book that hasn't been repeated many times before. Ralph Cutter's wonderful "Sierra Trout Guide" is still THE Bible for fishing and enjoying the Sierra Nevada backcountry or try Bill Sunderland's "Fly Fishing the Sierra Nevada" if you stay within a short walking distance of Sierra roadside waters.
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Summary: Natural history approach to fishing
Review: The intro says this book is meant primarily for folks new to alpine fishing. What is especially good is the de-emphasis on gear and strong emphasis on the natural history of both the Sierra Nevada and trout. Many of the ideas are new and original, such as the "Angler's Caloric Law." The author's approach leads readers right to the concepts that explain why good anglers cast where they do. You just couldn' beat this up-to-date book if you want to know how to catch a lot of trout on a backpacking trip. In fact, the excellent photos will whet your appetite for a summer trip!
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Summary: the art and science of flyfishing
Review: This book is an artful blend of practical how-to fishing advice and wonderfully lyrical descriptions of the high Sierra. There are plenty of photos that will make you hanker for a fishing trip just as surely as using one of the handtied flies the author describes should lure an elusive golden trout out from his hideaway. I have a much better idea now of how inexpertly I have been fishing all these years. The author knows his fish and walks the reader through such useful info as the science of how trout see through the refraction of water and their favorite hangouts. Armed with such really specific advice, I'm looking forward to a chance to outsmart some fish this summmer!
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