by Chester Allen
Published December, 2011
Stackpole Books
Amazon price: $17.50 (Hardcover)
Kindle price: $13.72
Kobo price: $15.49
Pros:
- Well-written and entertaining, matching good storytelling with solid how-to.
- In-depth tips on equipment, flies, how to recognize favourable environments to locate fish.
- Available in e-book editions.
- Dealt almost exclusively with the Puget Sound. I'm left wondering if the tips & techniques are applicable elsewhere. EDIT: The author clarified the techniques ARE applicable for sea-run cutthroat throughout their range. See comments for more info.
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This book showed up in my Kobo Reader app's 'recommended for you' and I bit on it. I don't regret it; the book was an enjoyable read as well as informative.
The main reason I purchased it was to gain a base of knowledge for cutthroat fishing once I arrive on Vancouver Island (and I wanted something 'fishy' to read here in Africa). Though I'm slightly disappointed Mr. Allen did not discuss any locations other than Puget Sound in Washington, his storytelling made the purchase and time commitment worthwhile.
If the author had titled the book Fly Fishing for Sea-Run Cutthroat in Puget Sound, I'd probably have given him 4.5 / 5...but then I might not have bought the book in the first place.
I will be returning to the chapter containing fly recipes in the future, however. And I do feel pretty good about myself if I ever find myself in the vicinity of Puget Sound.
Kudos to Stackpole Books for making the book available for e-readers.
