Written By Sheridan Anderson

Synopsis:

The best-selling beginner’s guide! Laced with hundreds of illustrations which are as entertaining and humorous as they are instructional. This book covers everything the neophyte needs to know. 8.5 x 11 inches, 48 pages. Softcover.

Finest beginner fly-fishing guide due to its simple, straightforward approach. It is laced with outstanding humor provided in its hundreds of illustrations. All the practical information you need to know is presented in an extremely delightful way such as rod, reel, fly line and fly selection, casting, reading water, insect knowledge to determine which fly pattern to use, striking and playing fish, leaders and knot tying, fly tying, rod repairs, and many helpful tips. A great, easy-to-understand book.

About the Author:

Sheridan Andreas Mulholland Anderson was an American outdoorsman, fly fisherman, author, and illustrator.Born near Los Angeles, Anderson moved with his parents and younger brother toSalt Lake City, where he attended theUniversity of Utahand studied art. He dropped out and became involved in therock climbingcommunity, writing and drawing for various climbing publications and co-authoring books on the subject withRoyal Robbins. In the 80’s Anderson lived in San Francisco and made ends meet as a sign painter. He mixed his sign-making with his incredible wit and humor.

Anderson’s most enduring reputation is forThe Curtis Creek Manifesto, a 48-page illustrated guide to fly fishing named for a creek of the Blacksmith Fork River in Utah. Originally published in 1976 by Salmon Trout Steelheader, and later by Amato Publications. This is Amato’s best seller with roughly one million copies sold since its publication in 1978.Yvon Chouinard, a fellow outdoorsman who founded thePatagoniaoutdoor clothing company, called it “probably the best beginner’s treatise on how to fly-fish.”