Trout from a Boat: Tips, Techniques and Experiences

by Dennis Moss

Overview

New in paperback and completely updated, this reprinted within weeks as a hardback and attracted glowing reviews:

A masterly treatise... The best book I have read to date on boat fishing. Dennis really knows his stuff and writes with authority about every kind of boat fishing you are likely to encounter in the UK and Ireland. It beats the opposition into a corner. — Waterlog

There can't be a fly angler around who wouldn't benefit from reading the excellent Trout from a Boat by Dennis Moss. — The Scottish Sun

Beautifully illustrated with mouth-watering images of stunning fish, this book will delight, educate and enthral. — Trout & Salmon

I was bowled over by his intelligent, logical, cool and clear advice for all situations. Trout from a Boat is a gem and a must for all game anglers. I guarantee that even the most experienced angler will benefit from reading this book. — Irish Times

If a potential boat fisherman bought no other book then this one would suffice. It should be read from beginning to end once and then referred to time and time again. — Salmo Trutta (Wild Trout Trust)

I do implore you to get a copy of Dennis Moss's new book, Trout from a Boat. I have no hesitation in saying it is the most absorbing and informative book on Irish waters that it has been my pleasure to see. — Belfast Newsletter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781906122539
Publisher:	Merlin Unwin Books
Publication date:	06/20/2013
Edition description:	Revised and updated
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dennis Moss is a regular contributor to Trout & Salmon magazine. He spent his working career in the fishing tackle trade; his spare time mastering boat fishing from England's classic stillwater reservoirs, to the Outer Hebrides and Irish loughs.

He now lives in retirement on Lough Corrib.

Read an Excerpt

Exaggerate the natural to trigger the trout
Although I would not advocate going to the extremes of exact imitation, I do believe that mimicking or exaggerating certain features can improve the attractiveness of a fly. Trout are easily deceived by a well presented fly, even if it isn't a close copy of the prey item they are feeding on. Providing the pattern is suggestive of food, and there are sufficient triggers to encourage the fish into a feeding response, then it is highly probable that the trout will take the fly.

In fact, I believe that they find a caricature, or an exaggerated resemblance of a food item, of similar colour to the prey they are feeding on, more attractive! In many instances they take it in preference to a close copy or even the natural food. This is why many of the general imitative patterns which I tie incorporate the features which I consider important and wish to mimic. The nymphs for example, would have a tail, a slim body and a thorax, all general features that are found in aquatic nymphs but exaggerated just a little.

By dressing a fly in this way, I have hopefully incorporated a number of triggers that will stimulate a fish into taking the fly into its mouth. If the representation was that of an emerging pupa, I would still retain the nymphal shape but I'd include a hackle or a wing or even a heavily-dressed tail that represents the shuck of the hatching insect. They may appear similar, but by tying flies in this way I can cover various stages of the insect's life cycle and therefore fish balanced teams.

Editorial Reviews

"I was bowled over by his intelligent, logical, cool and clear advice for all situations. This book is a gem!" — Irish Times

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