Fly-Fishing for the Clueless

Beginners will learn everything they need to know about catching salt-water and fresh-water fish with a line, a hook, and an artificial fly. Here are the essentials -- from the insects that are imitated, tackle, knots, casting, and exercises. Here, too, are strategies for finding fish, and techniques for storing, cleaning, filleting, and cooking them once they're caught. There's also information on law, manners, ethics, and safety of fishing.