Walter & Group...
From Dusty Sprague:
A new book on tarpon fishing by Bill Bishop is well worth reading by
master candiDates and others interested in pursuing the Silver
King:: High Rollers, Fly fishng for Giant
Tarpon, ISBN 978-0-9793460-8-8 Copyright 2009 by Headwater
Books/Stackpole Books.
Bill Bishop, a native Floridian, artist and ardent angler, fishes extensively for tarpon and with some of the best guides and tarpon anglers in the world. He skiff looks like it was designed by NASA scientists -- no detail overlooked -- its perfectly suited to pursuing tarpon. He tackles all aspects of tarpon fishing from building leaders to bringing fish in quickly - each chapter explores a core aspect of tarpon fishing in detail.
In the Forward for the book Lefty writes "Like so many of my friends he is obsessed with fly rodding for tarpon -- and he is among the half dozen best I know. I consider this beautifully written and illustrated how-to book essential reading for anyone interested in chasing these wonderful fish - the high rollers."
Dusty
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Dusty... Right you are !
If one wishes to go from alpha to omega on tarpon fishing, he could begin with THE BOOK OF THE TARPON by Anthony Weston Dimmock .... experiences of the late 1800's. Skipping to 1927-1937, to the golden age of FLY-FISHING, Ralf Coykendall, Editor, p. 155, (Chapter 25 -Taking Tarpon With A Fly by George D.B. Bonbright), ISBN 0-88150-398-3 and finish with HIGH ROLLERS.
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