FLY FISHING THE SALTWATER SHORELINE

A master course in finding and catching fish along the shoreline. Stripers, blues, false albacore, bonito, weakfish, hickory shad. 50 illus & B/w photos, 8-pg color section; 6.75x9.25 inches, 248 pgs.

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. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ed Mitchell pioneered saltwater fly fishing in the Northeast, and his first book on the subject, Fly Rodding the Coast, has become a standard reference. A regular contributor to all the leading fly-fishing magazines and a popular lecturer, he is active in marine conservation.