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The Little Library of Fly Fishing by Lefty Kreh (8 Vol. Set)

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Lefty's Little Library of Fly Fishing A Wealth of information in Eight Volumes Some say don’t judge a book by its cover...that’s possibly good advice...but have you ever judged a book by the way it was constructed? These are heirloom quality books. Heavy hard-bound covers with hand-stitched spines and crisp print that leap off the page. It seems fair to me that a set of books so well constructed should not only contain vital fly fishing information but also wisdom...and they do. Lefty has written five of the books in this eight book set and has chosen three other authors for their expertise in angling for trout. Vol. 1 - Fly Fishing For Trout I by Lefty Kreh Special Techniques Chapter Titles INTRODUCTION A BRIEF NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAJOR TROUT SPECIES Rainbow Trout Brown Trout Brook Trout Cutthroat Trout TACKLE FOR TROUT Rods Rod Length Rod Handles Rod Materials Line Guides Reels Lines Leaders Dry-Fly Leaders Leader Nomenclature The "X" Factor Modifying and Building Your Own Leaders Sportsmanlike Dry-Fly Tippet Selection Nymph Leaders Hooks and Barbs DRY-FLY FISHING FOR TROUT Adjusting the Strike to Match Trout Behavior Adjusting the Presentation to Match Trout Behavior Adjusting the Tippet to Match the Fly Dry-Fly Patterns and How to Fish Them Today's Most Popular Dry Flies Some Fundamental Rules for Dry-Fly Fishing Tricks for Dry-Fly Fishing with Small Flies Tricks for Overcoming the Visibility Problem Tricks for Playing Fish on the Small Fly A Basic Selection of Dry Flies Terrestrial Patterns Midge Patterns NYMPH FISHING FOR TROUT Some Fundamental Rules for Nymph Fishing Tips for Tying Nymph Patterns Nymph Fishing with a Strike Indicator A Basic Selection of Nymphs STREAMER FISHING FOR TROUT Casting and Presenting Streamer Flies A Special Cast for Streamers (and Nymphs) Streamer Fly Patterns A Basic Selection of Streamer Flies The Five Deadly Patterns INDEX Vol. 2 - Fly Fishing For Trout II by John Goddard and Brian Clarke Understanding Trout Behavior Chapter Titles LEFTY'S PREFACE PROLOGUE: THE TROUT AND THE FLY PART ONE - OBSERVATION: MAN AND TROUT How to See Trout Where Trout Lie The Light Patch Clues to Feeding Behavior The Rise as a Guide to the Fly Locating Invisible Fish Surface Rise-Forms PART TWO - VISION: TROUT AND MAN How the Trout Sees What the Trout Sees of the Fly What the Trout Sees of the Angler POSTSCRIPT APPENDIX - How to Tie the USD Paraduns and the USD Poly-Spinners INDEX Vol. 3 - Fly Fishing For Trout III by Larry Tullis Small Fly Techniques Chapter Titles LEFTY'S PREFACE INTRODUCTION TROUT FEEDING BEHAVIOR AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SMALL FLY FISHING Feeding Behavior Classifications Uneducated Trout Educated Trout Catch-and-Release Trout Feeding Behavior Characteristics Strike Zones Drift Levels Spawning Behavior Curiosity Conditioned Response Perception Factors Understanding Fly Rejection UNDERSTANDING TROUT FOODS Food Basics Mayflies Midges Caddis Stoneflies Crustaceans Terrestrials Trout Junk Food SELECTING SMALL FLY PATTERNS The Fly Selection Process Attractor Flies for Fun Mayfly Imitations Midge Imitations Caddis Imitations Stonefly Imitations Crustacean Imitations Terrestrial Imitations Trout Junk Food Imitations Mini-Minnow Imitations SMALL FLY PRESENTATION AND FISHING TECHNIQUES Seeing Small Flies The Two-Fly Indicator Rig Strike Indicators The Lift/Drift Technique Tippet Threading Tips Reading the Water Concentrating on the Strike Zone Achieving the Proper Fly Drift Level Surface Film and Its Three Sub-Levels The Water Level Below the Surface Down to 18 Inches The Middle Water The Bottom Water Achieving Natural Dead-Drift Small Fly Line Management, Mending and Casting Techniques For Dead-Drift Presentations Line Management Mending Casting Small Fly Casting Techniques to Give Action to Flies Playing Trout on Light Tackle LIGHT TACKLE FOR SMALL FLIES Rods Lines Leaders Small Fly Hooks Small Fly Pattern Design INDEX Vol. 4 - Fly Fishing For Trout IV by Dave Whitlock Imitating and Fishing Natural Fish Foods Chapter Titles LEFTY'S PREFACE INTRODUCTION FISH AND FISH FEEDING PERSPECTIVES Fish Senses and Understanding How They Use Them Predator Fish Feeding Behavior Scavenger Fish Feeding Behavior Concepts of Imitation Imprinting on Foods OBSERVING, COLLECTING, AND IDENTIFYING FISH FOODS Observing Fish Foods Collecting Fish Foods Identifying Fish Foods Identifying Insects Principal Fish Food Identification Factors CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MAJOR FISH FOODS Acquatic Insects Mayflies Caddisflies Stoneflies Midges Craneflies Damselflies Dragonflies Alderflies, Dobsonflies, Fishflies Backswimmers Terrestrial Insects Ants Beetles Grasshoppers and Crickets Inchworms Crustaceans Scuds Sowbugs Crayfish Miscellaneous Acquatic Life-Forms Forage Fish Fish Eggs Leeches Aquatic Worms DAVE'S TACKLE TIPS INDEX Vol. 5 - A General Survey of Fly Fishing Techniques & Tactics In Fresh and Saltwater Chapter Titles INTRODUCTION PREPARING TO FISH Do Your Site Planning Before You Leave Home Prepare a Travel Check List Check Your Tackle Select and Install Reel Backing Clean Your Fly Lines Build Leaders Ahead of Time Select Flies and Sharpon Hooks Check Your Auxiliary Gear and Clothing Carry Polaroid Sunglasses for Sighting Fish Select Clothing of the Proper Color Prepare for Your Trip with Mr. Murphy's Law in Mind Basic Rules for Preparing to Fish APPROACHING THE FISH Approach Slowly Approach Quietly Approach Lowly Approach Darkly Approach Patiently Plan Your Approach in Advance Plan Your Direction Plan Your Position Tips on Saltwater Approaches Basic Rules for Approaching Fish FLY LINE, LEADER, TIPPET AND FLY SELECTION Fly Line Selection Presentations with Floating Lines Presentations with Sinking-Tip Lines Presentations with Slow-Sinking Lines Presentations with Fast-Sinking Lines Presentations with Shooting Heads The Effect of Fly Line Color on Presentations Leader Selection Presentations with Long Leaders Presentations with Short Leaders Tippet Selection Fly Selection Basic Rules for Selecting Lines, Leaders, Tippets and Flies PRESENTATION AND RETRIEVING TACTICS Get as Close as You Can The First Cast is the Most Important Underwater Flies Need to be Presented Naturally Learn How Flies and Baitfish Move in Water Learn the Anatomy and Feeding Behavior of Fish Pay Attention to Bottom Coloration Change Your Retrieving Method to Produce Results Learn Good Rod-Handling Technique Learn Good Line-Handling Technique Watch the Fly, Not the Fish The Major Dry-Fly Presentation Faults Dressing the Fly Improperly False Casting Over Fish Lifting Line from the Water Improperly Basic Rules for Presentation and Retrieving the Fly STRIKING THE FISH Keep Your Rod Tip Low Don't Strike Too Hard Use a Strip Strike with Underwater Flies Use a Slip Strike with Dry Flies In Some Situations, Striking Forward is Best Adjust Your Strike for the Type of Water You Are Fishing Striking Slowly is Best When Nymph Fishing, Strike Down On Large and Tough-Mouthed Fishm Strike with the Rod Butt Basic Rules for Striking the Fish FIGHTING THE FISH Use of the Reel's Drag Mechanism Line Control During the Fight Pumping and Winding Techniques Rod Technique During the Fight Bowing and Dipping Techniques Basic Rules for Fighting the Fish LANDING AND RELEASING THE FISH Get the Fish's Head Out of Water If Possible, Don't Touch the Fish Netting and Gaffing Fish Leave Fish in the Water As Much As Possible Techniques for Lifting Fish Techniques for Reviving Fish Techniques for Releasing Fish Basic Rules for Landing and Releasing the Fish INDEX Vol. 6 - Advanced Fly Casting by Lefty Kreh For Greater Distance and More Effective Fishing Chapter Titles PUBLISHER'S PREFACE INTRODUCTION THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF LEFTY KREH'S MODERN FLY CASTING METHOD ELEMENTS OF THE CAST Footwork or Stance Rod Grip Thumb Position on the Rod Handle Rod Tip Position at the Start of the Cast Rod Tip Distance on the Back Cast Direction of the Rod Tip on the Back and Forward Casts Putting Elements #1 - #6 Together: Lefty's Cast Incorrect Way to Make the Back Cast Correct Way to Make the Back Cast Hand Elevation on the Back Cast Wrist Postition During the Speed-up-and-Stop Phase of the Forward Casts Hand Elevation and Direction on the Back and Forward Casts Angle and Elevation of the Forward Cast Reducing the Number of False Casts Eliminating Slack in the Cast Understanding Tailing Loops Correcting Tailing Loops ADVANCED CASTS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE FISHING Roll Casts The Bad Roll Cast The Basic Roll Cast The Tight Loop Roll Cast The Back Hand Roll Cast The Off-the-Shoulder Cast The Side Roll Cast The Aerial Roll Cast The Roll Pick-Up A Special Roll Cast Variation for Removing Debris form the Fly The Single Water Haul The Double Water Haul The Reach Cast The Back-Forward Cast The High-Forward Cast The Long-Line Pick-Up The Double Haul Curve Casts The Tuck Cast The Slack Line Cast The Skip Cast The Short Cast Throwing a Deliberate Big Loop Tight-Loop Exercise #1 Tight-Loop Exercise #2 INDEX Vol. 7 - Lefty's Little Tips by Lefty Kreh 200 Innovative Ideas For Improving Your Fly Fishing Chapter Titles INTRODUCTION TACKLE TIPS Rods Reels Lines Leaders Knots Hooks Flies Fly Tying EQUIPMENT TIPS Boots, Waders, and Wading Staffs Bags and Packing Boats, Anchors, and Trailers Medications and Lotions Miscellaneous TECHNIQUE AND TACTICS TIPS Locating and Approaching Fish Presentations Casting Retrieving the Fly, Hooking Up, and Playing Fish Capturing and Releasing Fish Photographing Fish and Fishermen INDEX Vol. 8 - Fly Fishing Knots and Connections by Lefty Kreh Chapter Titles INTRODUCTION GLOSSARY TYING THE NINE ESSENTIAL KNOTS Knot Tying Fundamentals The Nine Essential Knots BACKING TIPS AND TRICKS Connecting Backing to Fly Line Connecting the Fly Line to the Leader Connections to Modify Fly Lines SHOOTING HEADS A Word about Shooting Heads Connecting Shooting Heads and Shooting Lines Modifying Shooting Heads CONNECTIONS TO MODIFY LEADERS The Basic Tapered Leader The Dry-Fly Leader Basic Saltwater and Freshwater Leader with Bite Tippet Special Saltwater Leader with Bite Tippet Connecting the Bite Leader to the Fly Adding Droppers to the Leader INDEX

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