The Fish Bum's Guide to Catching Larger Trout: An Illustrated Manual on Stillwater Tactics

I have been fishing for trophy trout in stillwaters in the western US and Canada for over 40 years and have a library that includes more than 150 books on trout fishing - many on lake fishing. If I had to pick one book on stillwater trout fishing I couldn't do without, it would be this one!! Indepth coverage of all the important aspects of how to catch trout in lakes - especially imitation of food items. Simple line drawings get the information across very adequately - better than a lot of fancy pictures might in other publications. Fly fishers of all levels will benefit from reading this book - it is not just for the beginner or intermediate fly angler. Contains more information than a lot of books that cost 3-4 times as much.

Mike Croft has done an exceptional job of concisely explaining Stillwater fishing in a way that even a dummy like me can understand. His use of humor and his own drawings is a welcome change from the usual droll tomes on fly-fishing that are generally published today. Some may call it a comic book and I suppose that in some ways it is. But, it is the most informative comic book you'll ever read. Buy the book and I'm sure you'll see what I mean.

Imagine that classic, fully-illustrated, introduction-to-flyfishing of the Disco Era, The Curtis Creek Manifesto, all grown up and gone to grad school. Way more sophisticated in its approach to the subject matter and its style of art, Mike Croft has created a seriously fun, illustrated reference for unrepentant, stillwater bigtrout-o-holics. It sports more usable, hardwon information for the frogwater flyfisher than can be found in an armload of current how-tos. This book rocks!

I found this book to be a very informative "must read" for the beginner as well as intermediate fly fishers. It's fun to read and the amount of tips will definitely enhance one's enjoyment on the water as well as increase your catch rate.