Foreword
Introduction
1. You Have to Start Somewhere
2. Gear to Get You Started
3. Fly Fishing Techniques
4. Getting the Most from Your Guided Trip
5. Wintertime Fishing
6. Fly Fishing Clubs
7. Waders for All Situations
8. Not All Fly Lines Are Alike
9. Rod Selection
10. Getting a Grip
11. Leader, Tippet, and Friends
12. Knots to Know
13. Wading Safety
14. When Nature Calls
15. Playing and Landing Fish
16. Fish Identification
17. Etiquette on the River
18. Bodies of Water
19. Reading the Waters
20. Setting the Hook
21. A Few of My Favorite Things
22. Tips on Improving Your Hookups
23. Flies That Catch Fish
24. Photographing Your Catch
25. Knowing How the Fish Are Feeding
26. Fishing from a Kayak
27. Fly Tying
28. Packing for a Fly Fishing Trip
29. Tenkara Fishing
30. Teaching Kids to Fly Fish
31. Casting for Recovery
32. European Nymphing
33. The Missing Chapter: Casting
34. Fishing in Canada
Winding It Up
Glossary
Appendix: Resources & Contact Information
Index
About the Author
Susan Thrasher started fishing at a young age with her dad in East Tennessee and has been passionate about the outdoors all her life. In 2004, she started Southern Brookies Fly Fishing, a guide service and instructional school based in Nashville, Tennessee. She left a successful engineering career in 2015 to venture into the business full time. Her passion for fly fishing led her to serve as the cofounder of the Music City Fly Girls, a women's fly fishing club, and to serve as the Middle Tennessee retreat leader for Casting for Recovery, a nonprofit organization focused on breast cancer survivors and the healing nature of fly fishing. Susan credits most of her teaching success with experience gained as an instructor at the Joan Wulff School of Fly Fishing, where she has been on staff for the past 15 years. She currently lives in East Nashville, Tennessee, just a short drive from her beloved Caney Fork River.
“This fly fishing guide is a brilliant escape from the stuffy
tutorials often found in the fishing world. Told through real-life
stories, the author’s passion and love of bringing new anglers into
the fold is overshadowed only by her true dedication to the sport
itself. This is a literary gem bound to become a pillar in today’s
fly fishing landscape.”
—Jen Ripple, editor, Dun Magazine “This book is
enjoyable for the angler and adventurer alike. It is packed
with information that is easy to learn and understand. Within the
adventures, Susan conveys the camaraderie of fellow fisherman and
the bond of women learning a male-dominated sport. She has the
ability to make you feel that you were with her on the adventure.
Her depth of knowledge and her concern for fellow fisherman is
evident in each story. This is a great book that you will likely
read over and over.”
—Sheila Hassan, director, Wulff School of Fly Fishing “If fly
fishing has had you curious but baffled, Susan’s stories will
unlock its mysteries. As an astute fly fishing guide she shares her
on-land and rowing-water tales that compel you to read and learn!
From the cast to the fish, you’ll want this book as a keeper!”
—Lori-Ann Murphy, co-founder, Reel Women “No matter where you
are in your evolution as a fly fisher, Susan’s passion for her
daily life as a teacher and guide gives a sense of your having
been there with her, even as she leads you to ever-more-enjoyable
stages of this lifetime sport.”
—Joan Wulff, founder, Wulff School of Fly Fishing “Once one
takes a fly rod into their hands and casts into the moving streams,
and makes that cast that lifts and presents a beautiful fly
into the open mouth of a fish—boom! You are hooked forever. And
Susan is the one to teach you. Not only is she talented,
smart, and beautiful—oh! and magical—she can teach us to fish.
My sister, Becky, and I have seen her river, had a cup of tea
with her, and viewed the vintage trailers she used for guests. Now
my only job left is to fish with her.”
—Maurrie Sussman, founder and president, Sisters on the Fly
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