Learn to fish salt ponds, bays, coves, harbors, coastal creeks, and rivers. How to find and fish striped bass, bluefish, weakfish, Atlantic bonito, little tunny, American shad, hickory shad, fluke, red drum, spotted seatrout, and more. Matching poppers, sliders, streamers, and other flies to the bait fish.

First time in paperback. Complete guide for experienced and novice saltwater anglers.

Saltwater situations. Book jacket.

Everything you need to know to fly-fish in salt water on the West Coast.

Estuaries have much to offer the fly fisher -- from a variety of exciting fishes, beautiful surroundings and the distinct possibility of complete solitude, a rarity in fishing these days. Steve Raymond takes a thorough look at the rapidly-growing sport of fly fishing estuaries, including: characteristics of estuaries, the species that inhabit them, the best tackle and tactics, the nature of tides and the most productive flies. If you want to learn more about this exciting sport, profit from this book and Raymond's 25 years of experience!

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.

Effective techniques for snooking in different seasons and environments, from mangrove estuaries to night fishing to sight fishing along the beaches. Also discusses the necessary gear for snook fishing, and gives specific instructions on how to tie essential knots for snook and the best flies to use under various conditions.