Reasonable Art of Fly Fishing

by Terry Mort

Book Overview

One of the best acid tests of an introductory book, is that the text allows the reader to learn an important skill independent of the illustrations. Fly casting is very difficult to teach in person,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558216839
• ISBN13: 9781558216839
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A unique how-to book, written with intelligence and wit.

I am a novice fly fisherman. The Reasonable Art of Fly Fishing is both a practical how-to book and a scholarly essay on the pleasures, history, and absurdities of fly fishing. Terry Mort demonstrates a thoughtful, intelligent knowledge of the subject. He obviously loves fly fishing and wishes to share his love with everyone. I had the feeling that I would like to spend time with the author. He would be a wonderful coach and a fantastic person to converse with when the fishing was done for the day. This book is different from most how-to books I've seen. It has a minimum of jargon, and no photos or diagrams. It is a thinking person's introduction to fly fishing. Terry Mort doesn't talk down to the reader. He credits the reader with a great deal of intelligence and education. Chapters cover the basics; equipment selection, casting, fly selection, reading water. Each somehow says it differently than the other how-to books I've read. He simplifies and clarifies. I would recommend the book to anyone with curiosity about this sport.