Table of Contents
Foreword
chapter one Navigational and Evaluation Tools
The Basics
Topographic Maps
Using Topos to Locate Potential Streams
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Waypoints (WP)
Track Log
chapter two Researching the Stream
Stream Evaluation
Internet
Fly Shops Guides and Outfitters
Topo Maps
State Biology Studies
The Report
chapter three Equipment and Gear
Fly Rods Reels
Lines, Leaders, and Tippets
Clothing and Layering
Waders
Eye Protection
Hydration
Miscellaneous Gear
chapter four The Fish Hunt
Beaver Ponds
Trout Behavior
The Stealth Approach
Riseforms and Presentation
Runs, Pools, Riffles, and Pocket Water
Spotting Trout
Analyze the Substrate
Caddis
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Midges
Terrestrials
Nymphs
chapter five High Country Perils
Bears
Other Critters
Lightning
Hypothermia
chapter six Cottonwood Creek Ð The Sleeper
chapter seven Monture Creek Ð The Near Wilderness Stream
chapter eight North Fork of the Blackfoot River Ð A Wilderness Experience
chapter nine Copper Creek Ð Burn Areas
chapter ten Patterns
Dry Fy Patterns
Nymph Patterns
Afterword