Getting Started in Fly Fishing

<h4>Acknowledgments</h4><h4>Introduction</h4><h2>Part 1: Getting Out There</h2><h3>1. The Start-Up Kit</h3><h4>Rod, Reel, and Line</h4><h4>Leader and Tippet</h4><h4>Flies</h4><h4>Tools: Fly Boxes, Nippers, Hemostats, Fly Floatant, Landing Net, and Sunscreen</h4><h4>Waders</h4><h4>Clothing and Sunglasses</h4><h4>Vests</h4><h3>2. Before You Wet Your Line</h3><h4>Knots: Attaching the Leader to the Fly Line, the Tippet to the Leader, and the Fly to the Tippet</h4><h4>Casting the Line</h4><h4>Wading In</h4><h4>Deciding Where to Fish</h4><h4>Knowing How Flies Should Look to Fish</h4><h3>3. Your First Day on the Stream</h3><h4>Gearing Up: Planning When and Where to Go, Assembling the Fly Rod, Choosing and Attaching the Fly, Donning Waders and Vest</h4><h4>Your First Cast onto the Water</h4><h4>Your First Cast to a Rising Trout</h4><h4>Hooking, Playing, and Landing Your First Fish</h4><h4>Checking Your Leader, Tippet, and Fly Before Casting to Your Next Fish</h4><h4>Fishing Varieties of Trout Water</h4><h4>Quitting Time</h4><h3>4. Your Second Day on the Stream</h3><h4>Watching the Water</h4><h4>Tying on the Right Dry Fly</h4><h4>When and How to Fish a Nymph</h4><h4>When and How to Fish a Wet Fly</h4><h4>When and How to Fish a Streamer</h4><h4>Mending Line</h4><h3>5. More About Trout and How to Catch Them</h3><h4>More About Trout</h4><h4>More About Trout Streams</h4><h4>Fishing in Lakes and Ponds</h4><h2>Part 2: The Art and Science of Fly Fishing</h2><h3>6. Casting Problems and Solutions</h3><h4>The Line Doesn't Straighten Out on the Backcast or the Forecast</h4><h4>The Line Cracks Like a Whip</h4><h4>Unwanted Knots in the Leader: The Tailing Loop</h4><h4>There's No Room for a Backcast</h4><h4>Casting Sinking Line and Heavier Flies</h4><h4>Casting in the Wind</h4><h3>7. More on Understanding and Imitating What Trout Eat</h3><h4>The Foods Trout Eat</h4><h4>Mayflies</h4><h4>Caddisflies</h4><h4>Stoneflies</h4><h4>Terrestrials</h4><h4>Still-Water Foods</h4><h4>Forage Fish</h4><h3>8. Presenting Flies to Trout</h3><h4>Dry Fly Strategies</h4><h4>Nymph Strategies</h4><h4>Strategies for Wet Flies and Streamers</h4><h4>Still-Water Strategies</h4><h3>9. Trout Waters and Stream Safety</h3><h4>Groundwater</h4><h4>Rising Water to High Water</h4><h4>Falling Water to Low Water</h4><h4>Stream Safety—Again</h4><h3>10. The Future of Fly Fishing</h3><h4>Stream Etiquette</h4><h4>Local Conservation</h4><h4>Regional Conservation Groups</h4><h4>National Groups</h4><h2>Part 3: Going Farther and Further</h2><h3>11. Beyond Trout</h3><h4>Salmon and Steelhead</h4><h4>Other Freshwater Quarry</h4><h4>Saltwater Fly Fishing</h4><h3>12. Flies and Fly Tying</h3><h4>Attractor Flies</h4><h4>All-Purpose Flies</h4><h4>Imitator Flies</h4><h4>Dry Flies</h4><h4>Wet Flies</h4><h4>Nymphs</h4><h4>Streamers</h4><h4>Saltwater Flies</h4><h4>Fly Tying</h4><h4>Tom's Terrific Twenty-Four for Trout</h4><h4>Bibliography</h4><h4>Resources</h4><h4>Index</h4>