Tom RosenbauerThe Orvis Streamside Guide to Approach and Presentation: Riffles, Runs, Pocket Water, and Much More (Orvis Guides)

This book gives you the information you need to be a better fly fisherman. It mentions when to use different types of flies……streamers, nymphs, and dry flies. It also mentions other factors such as reading the water in a river and stream to increase your chances of catching fish. Good book.

Tom Rosenbauer is the author of a number of books on fly fishing that he has written specifically for Orvis. I have read several and found this one, as the others, well written, well illustrated, and very informative. The material concentrates on the principle elements of streams (rocks, pools, riffles), how currents in those environments drive where fish lie, and how to approach and fish each one. Fishing 'pools' gets three chapters alone, with individual chapters devoted to mid stream rocks, and riffles and runs. Other topics include how fish 'see and feel' and how that drives the approach of the fisherman, and a chapter on river conditions (small, large, deep, shallow, high water, low water, fast, slow) affect approach. Using different types of flies for different situations is part of each chapter along with using different casting techniques. However, discussion on specific fly patterns or the mechanics of specific casting techniques are not covered here--you would need to go to other books (Orvis/Rosenbauer along with many others) for coverage of those topics. Photo illustrations here are mostly 'fishing pictures' and only sometimes clearly illustrate a particular point. However, there are many diagrams/sketches which do illustrate specific points which I found particularly useful. This book is aimed at those who are somewhat new to fishing streams and really is aimed specifically at fly casters; spinning rod techniques are not mentioned. Although I have fished streams and rivers off and on through the years, depending on my living location, I found this book really helped me understand how and, to me as important, why to fish streams in certain ways to improve my chance of success.This book was published it 2013 and represents essentially a revised edition of Rosenbauer's 1999 book 'Reading Trout Streams', also an Orvis title.

Perfect size and well written. Exactly what I needed for a gift from my younger son to study before we went out on the river.

Great foundation for the more common species and method specific books. Rosenberg covers where and how to fish in streams. He talks about, trout but most of what he says would apply to any stream dwelling fish.

I received my book very quickly and my husband loved it! I would definitely recommend it to fly fishing lovers.

Excellent book for anglers new to fly fishing like me. I would have to a lot of money taking classes to learn this information

The best fly fishing guide that I've come across. Read it carefully, remember it well and fish will come. Respect our rivers. Tight lines.

A great read. Full of valuable fly fishing information. Explanations are simple and details are easy to understand. Photography helps greatly.

Excellent

Good.

Awesome book. I refer to this one regularly, whether at home in the comfort of my study, or stream side by firelight .... Met my expectations beautifully. Highly recommended.

Very handy and concise.

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