Veteran angler Charles Meck tells us that within driving distance of major eastern cities lie some of the best and most overlooked cold-water fisheries. In this eagerly awaited companion volume to PENNSYLVANIA TROUT STREAMS . . . Meck takes us on a tour of 44 secret trout streams across Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey and rates each on a scale of one to 10. Index. 18 maps. 25 photos.

Pennsylvania is renowned for its well protected and uncrowded trout streams, and this guide has established itself as the trusted resource for resident and visiting anglers.

A comprehensive, detailed guide examines the state's trout waters impacted in recent years by floods, drought, and forest fires, such as Canyon and Cibecue creeks, the lower portion of the Salt River, and the Colorado and Upper Verde rivers. Original.

In this long-awaited book, master fly-fisherman Charles Meck explains everything you need to know about the special techniques of fly-fishing small streams, including:Finding and rating productive streamsSelecting rods, reels, lines, and leadersSmall-stream casting techniques-including Meck's innovative "bow-and-arrow cast"What hatches to expect--and when--on small streamsTying buoyant and visible dry flies for small steams-as well as nymphs, wet flies, and terrestrialsImproving fishing on your favorite streams

The Penobscot, Penns Creek, the Little River, Guadalupe, Firehole, Copper River--these streams and ninety-four others like them provide the best trout fishing in America say members of Trout Unlimited (TU). With a dozen or more streams in each of eight regions, one of America’s one hundred best trout streams flows within a few hours’ drive of most of the nation’s anglers. These are the rivers that anglers dream of visiting. Describing species, hatches, the flies and lures, and when to fish, each profile contains information and maps that boosts angler success. Profiles present, as well, the environmental challenges facing each stream and the role that TU and others play in protecting the fishery. Extensive interviews with anglers for whom each stream is “home water,” add depth to personal observations formed when award-winning writer and angler, John Ross, fished many of these streams himself. Many who buy the book set out to fish all the streams. For others, the guide is an essential ingredient in the planning of fishing and family vacations. It’s a book that’s as at home next to a fly tyer’s bench as it is tucked in the console between the seats of a pickup truck. A portion of the sale of each book goes to Trout Unlimited to help protect and sustain coldwater fisheries.

Over 400 detailed, step-by-step tying instructions in full color.

The essence of trout fishing with a fly is understanding hatches. That quest for understanding has spawned an entire literature of fly fishing.

A traveler's guide to the best trout streams in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Fishing tips, maps, directions, places to stay and eat.