In this clear and attractive book are all the essential skills you need to be a competent all-round flyfisher. With John Symonds you will learn how to fish for trout and salmon in stillwaters from both bank and boat; in rivers; dry fly and wet fly. You will know how to tie reliable and easy knots, to construct the right leaders, learn where the fish are most likely to lie, how to cast to them and which flies to use. “How to Flyfish” will bring you up-to-date with all the latest on leader construction and knots, boat control with the paradrogue, traditional nymphing methods to the popular tenkara style. Packed with useful tips and clear diagrams.
"An undaunting, accessible primer which is exactly what a newcomer to flyfishing is hoping for."
Jeffrey Prest, Trout Fisherman
"John Symonds has grasped the nettle and produced a very clear and attractive book, which packs a great deal of very useful and pertinent advice into a fairly compact space. Altogether a thoroughly good book, and if I had had access to such when I was a struggling beginner, I should have been very grateful for it. If you know a new fly fisher who would benefit from steady, sound advice, this book
Grayling News
"If you are new to the sport and need to know the basics, this is a very clear, well laid-out account that has the great virtue of keeping things simple."
