On the Trout Stream with Joe Humphreys

This unique adventure in book publishing takes you onto the famed trout waters of Northern Pennsylvania for a series of detailed, exciting lessons from one of the great fly fishermen of all time, Joe Humphreys. In extraordinary photo sequences, detailed captions, and imaginative, original schematic drawings illustrating theory as well as practical technique, Joe shows you how to catch trout.

Joe talks directly to you, the reader, in On the Trout Stream, as if you were wading along beside him for a one-on-one lesson. You are in the current at his side as he points out ways to read water, shows you what tippet-fly combo he-s going to use for a particular stream situation, discusses casting, makes his approach, and, with you at his side, lands fish.

Joe goes into the basics of bottom-drifting the nymph. He talks conditioning-the context of the weather-s seasonal rhythms and how trout react, as well as how their behavior is affected by a dozen other factors, from light to te