Bob hails from the US and now lives in Scotland. This is one of the most enjoyable reads about trout fishing that I have ever read, with some fantastic methods and imitations. This book is a must have (why hasn't Bob written 100's of books?)

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #506836 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-24
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

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Customer Reviews

Bob Wyatt....Great writer, Great fisherman
Bob writes well in Fly Fishing and Fly Tying magazine.....his articles are always insightful and his actual fly tying is superb. I had the pleasure of fishing recently with Bob and he gave me a couple of flies....well did those flies not catch me the nicest wild brownie of the whole season. I've since tied up a fair few of them myself and they are pretty much all I use now. Bobs philosophy these days it seems is keep it simple....and it works. On talking about his book he said that it was his philosophy on fly fishing.......well he writes a good yarn and has fished long enough to be philosophical about it so that's pretty much good enough for me to buy this book just in time for the close season.....to while away those winter nights waiting for spring.....a great gift for a new fly fisherman or an oldie I am sure :)

Alistair at www.theriverkelvin.co.uk

A Modern Classic
I have read nearly all trout fishing books and this is right up there with the best of them. This is in every sense a modern classic and an essential part of any trout fisher's library.

An excellent book but not what it might appear.
I'm afraid I have to disagree with the other reviewers of this book, if only so other purchasers go in with their eyes open. This book is very long on philosopy and short on instruction. Mr Wyatt knows his stuff, writes great magazine articles and has invented some stunningly successful fly patterns. I suppose I was hoping for a little more of the "how to" element in this book. Instead he rambles, allbeit entertainingly. He muses here, he theorises there. He speculates. One picture is captioned "Fishing the lift on a Scottish river." but there is no explaination of what fishing the lift means or how to do it. Don't get me wrong. If you are an expert angler yourself then this is a five star book - thought provoking and entertaining. However, if you are like me, and rather hoped Mr Wyatt would share a few more of the nuts and bolts, you might be disappointed.