Fly Fishing Below Freezing: The Rods Don’t Have To Go Away

Who decided fly fishing season ends when winter begins? Apparently, not the fish. In Fly Fishing Below Freezing, Mark V Walinske takes an uncomplicated and often humorous look at one of fly fishing's most overlooked opportunities: winter. This isn't a book about standing waist-deep in a river at ten below zero while icicles form on your beard. It's about choosing the good days, finding open water, dressing intelligently, carrying a few flies and discovering that winter fishing can be surprisingly comfortable, quiet and fun. Along the way, you'll learn how to: - Find productive open water during winter - Understand how fish behave as water temperatures fall - Choose a simple winter fly selection - Build an uncomplicated winter rig - Identify productive winter holding water - Dress for standing still in cold weather - Deal with frozen guides, cold fingers and other winter annoyances - Fish safely around cold water, snow and ice - Explore moving rivers for trout, bass, pike and other fish >Like Walinske's The Blue Spot, this book begins with a simple idea: fly fishing doesn't have to be complicated, far away or reserved for experts. Sometimes the best water is simply the water that's nearby and still moving. So leave one rod out. Watch the forecast. Find the blue line on the map that hasn't frozen. Spring is wonderful. But it's a long time from now.