Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die: Fly-Fishing Experts Share the Worlds Greatest Destinations

by Chris Santella, Mike Fitzgerald, R. Valentine Atkinson (Photographer)

Overview

Amateur or expert, every angler dreams of landing "the big one," but that's only part of the appeal of fly fishing. Because even when hours pass without a bite, nothing beats the rugged beauty of the surroundings. For both armchair travelers and avid outdoorsmen who may have already started a checklist of their own, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die maps out the meccas of the fly-fishing world.Through in-depth interviews with the sport's acknowledged gurus, author Chris Santella goes beyond standard guides to convey the very essence of the recommended locations. Readers can vicariously cast mouse patterns to fifty-pound taimen in the wilds of Mongolia, wrangle with wily permit off the Florida Keys, and match the hatch on Montana's Armstrong's Spring Creek. Jardines de la Reina, Cuba (tarpon), the Zhupanova River, Kamchatka (rainbow trout), and the Rio Negro, Brazil (peacock bass) are also included. The essays include a cultural and natural history of each site, along with colorful anecdotes based on the author's and authorities' experiences. With breathtakingly beautiful photos of the spots, many by celebrated fly-fishing photographer R. Valentine Atkinson, the book also provides adventurous anglers with enough travel-and-tackle information so that they, too, can start planning excursions to go fish around the globe. Author Bio: CHRIS SANTELLA regularly plies his local rivers in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife and daughter. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, and Fly Rod & Reel, among other publications. This is his first book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781584793564
Publisher:	Abrams, Harry N., Inc.
Publication date:	05/05/2004
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	7.37(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	8
	Foreword	9
	Introduction	11
	The Destinations
1	Alaska-Bristol Bay: Rainbow Trout and Silver Salmon Around Bristol Bay	17
2	Alaska-Pacific Coast-Alaska Peninsula: Silver Salmon on Nakalilok Bay	21
3	Argentina-Bariloche: Landlocked Salmon on Rio Traful	25
4	Argentina-Corrientes: Golden Dorado on Estero Ibera	29
5	Argentina-Tierra del Fuego: Sea-Run Brown Trout on the Rio Grande	33
6	Australia: Black Marlin off Cairns	37
7	Bahamas: Bonefish off North Andros Island	41
8	Brazil: Peacock Bass on the Rio Negro River	45
9	British Columbia-Bella Coola: Steelhead on the Dean River	49
10	British Columbia-Smithers: Steelhead on the Skeena System	53
11	California: Brown and Rainbow Trout Around Greater Redding	57
12	Chile: Brown and Rainbow Trout off Chilean Fjords	61
13	Colorado: Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Gunnison River	65
14	Cuba: Tarpon off Jardines de la Reina	68
15	England-Blagdon: Rainbow Trout on Blagdon Lake	71
16	England-Stockbridge: Brown Trout on the River Test	75
17	Florida: Permit off the Florida Keys	79
18	Iceland: Atlantic Salmon on the Laxa i Adaldal	85
19	Idaho-Last Chance: Rainbow Trout on the Henry's Fork	89
20	Idaho-Stanley: Cutthroat Trout on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River	95
21	Kiribati: Giant Trevally off Christmas Island	99
22	Labrador: Brook Trout on the Woods River System	103
23	Louisiana: Redfish Around Cocodrie	106
24	Maine: Landlocked Salmon on the West Branch of the Penobscot River	109
25	Massachusetts: Striped Bass off Martha's Vineyard	113
26	Mexico-Sinaloa: Largemouth Bass on Lake Huites	117
27	Mexico-Yucatan: Snook off Boca Paila	121
28	Michigan: Brown Trout on the Au Sable River	124
29	Mongolia: Taimen in Mongolia	129
30	Montana-Fort Smith: Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Bighorn River	132
31	Montana-Livingston: Rainbow Trout on Armstrong's Spring Creek	137
32	New York: Rainbow Trout on the Upper Delaware River	143
33	New Zealand: Brown and Rainbow Trout on the South Island	147
34	Northwest Territories: Northern Pike on Great Slave Lake	151
35	Norway: Atlantic Salmon on the Alta River	155
36	Oregon-Glide: Steelhead on the North Umpqua River	161
37	Oregon-Maupin: Redsides and Steelhead on the Deschutes River	165
38	Pennsylvania: Brown Trout on Letort Spring Run	171
39	Quebec: Atlantic Salmon on the Grand Cascapedia	175
40	Russia-Kamchatka: Rainbow Trout on the Zhupanova River	179
41	Russia-Kola Peninsula: Atlantic Salmon on the Ponoi River	183
42	Scotland: Atlantic Salmon on the Rivers Dee and Tay	187
43	Seychelles Islands: Bonefish on St. Francois Lagoon	191
44	Spain: Brown Trout Around Peralejos de las Truchas	195
45	Utah: Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Green River	199
46	Vermont: Brown Trout on the Battenkill River	203
47	Virginia: Smallmouth Bass on the Shenandoah River	206
48	Wyoming: Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Firehole River	209
49	Wyoming and Montana: Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Madison River	213
50	Zambia: Tiger Fish on the Zambezi River	219