Fly-Fishing the Saltwater Shoreline

by Ed Mitchell

Overview

• A master course in finding and catching fish along the shoreline
• Stripers, blues, false albacore, bonito, weakfish, hickory shad

One of the most respected authorities on Atlantic Coast fly fishing compiles his decades of experience in this all new, in-depth guide to species, structure, tactics, flies, and migrations. Detailed chapters on each species cover habitat, forage, and typical feeding habits. An illustrated guide to coastal structures-including troughs, sloughs, bars, flats, channels, rock piles, and estuaries-explains where and how to find the fish. A chapter on migrations provides regional information on where to find species throughout the year. With color plates of the latest and most effective saltwater flies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811751223
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	08/01/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Ed Mitchell is a frequent contributor to Fly Fisherman, Saltwater Sportsman, and Fly Fishing Quarterly. He lives in New England.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	viii
	Introduction	ix
Chapter 1	How to Fish for Bonito and False Albacore	1
Chapter 2	How to Fish for Striped Bass	26
Chapter 3	How to Fish for Bluefish	55
Chapter 4	How to Fish for Weakfish and Hickory Shad	70
Chapter 5	Fly-Fishing the Edges	82
Chapter 6	Forage and Flies	131
Chapter 7	Fishing the Migrations	163
Chapter 8	Solving Common Problems	203
Chapter 9	A Guide to Lobsterville Beach and Dogfish Bar	214
	Bibliography	219
	Index	221