Fly Fisherman's Guide to Saltwater Prey

How to Match Coastal Prey Fish and Invertebrates with the Fly Patterns That Imitate Them

Aaron J. Adams (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

206 Seiten

2007
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-3460-8 (ISBN)

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Presents a reference for matching coastal prey fish and invertebrates with the fly patterns that imitate them. This book contains photos of gamefish prey, information on the habitats, locations, and seasons when the prey are most likely found.

This is the complete reference for matching coastal prey fish and invertebrates with the fly patterns that imitate them. Photos of gamefish prey, information on the habitats, locations, and seasons when the prey are most likely found, and photos and recipes of the flies to imitate them help you create, tie, and fish the flies. The focus is on fly fishing for coastal gamefish in warm-temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions. This book features: the saltwater angler's identification guide to entomology and fly patterns with over 450 colour photographs of prey and flies; and, over 150 species and 200 fly patterns for crabs, shrimp, baitfish, and prey fish. Learn what saltwater gamefish eat and why and how to fish flies to mimic live saltwater prey.

Dr. Aaron J. Adams is manager of the Habitat Ecology Program in the Center for Fisheries Enhancement at Mote Marine Laboratory, and is director of operations and research for Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited.

Introduction; CRABS - Mud Crabs; Mangrove and Marsh Crabs; Fiddler Crabs; Spider Crabs; Porcelain Crabs; Swimming Crabs; Mole Crabs. SHRIMP - Common Shrimp; Ghost Shrimp and Mud Shrimp; Mantis Shrimp; Snapping Shrimp; Grass Shrimp and Broken-back Shrimp. BOTTOM-ASSOCIATED PREY FISH - Gobies; Blennies; Toadfishes; Grunts; Snappers; Drums; Porgies. MIDWATER PREY FISH - Wrasses and Parrotfishes; Mojarras; Killifishes, Mollies, and Mosquitofish: Cyprinodontidae and Poecilidae; Eels. BAITFISH - Anchovies; Silversides; Herrings; Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Ladyfish; Mullets. MISCELLANEOUS BOTTOM PREY - Segmented Worms; Sea Urchins. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.5.2008
Zusatzinfo	470 colour photos
Verlagsort	Mechanicsburg
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 215 mm
Gewicht	395 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
ISBN-10	0-8117-3460-9 / 0811734609
ISBN-13	978-0-8117-3460-8 / 9780811734608
Zustand	Neuware