Research Catalog

Title

Hatches & fly patterns of the Great Smoky Mountains / Don Kirk.

Author

Kirk, Don, 1952-

Publication

• Mechanicsburg, PA : Headwater Books, Stackpole Books, [2014]
• ©2014

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Details

Description

xiv, 242 pages : color illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Focusing on the Great Smoky Mountains--America's most-visited national park--this book is full of useful information for fly fishers curious to learn more about flies and fly patterns, collecting the best fly-fishing knowledge from both contemporary tiers and "old timers." [This book] recounts the history of fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains and provides a comprehensive overview of the best hatches and matches for aquatic insects." -- Provided by publisher.

Alternative Title

Hatches and fly patterns of the Great Smoky Mountains

Subject

• Flies, Artificial > Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
• Fly tyers > Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
• Nymphs (Insects) > Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
• Flies, Artificial
• Fly tyers
• Nymphs (Insects)
• United States > Great Smoky Mountains

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238) and index.

Contents

Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The mission: snippets about tippets -- 2. What is known about the real old timers -- 3. How it seems to have happened -- 4. The Yallarhammar: public enemy number one -- 5. Tiers in Heaven -- 6. Contemporary tiers of the Great Smoky Mountains -- 7. Waterborne flies of the Great Smoky Mountains -- 8. Hatches and matches for aquatic insects -- 9. Terrestrial insects of the Great Smoky Mountains -- 10. Streamers: the forgotten "flies" -- 11. Fly patterns.

ISBN

• 9780811711173
• 081171117X

LCCN

2014009599

OCLC

• ocn865496215
• SCSB-14213149

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library