Book description
Ken Hanley and some very talented contributors including Jeff Solis,
Dave Stanley, Katie Howe and others, have fly-fished nearly every top
water in California. Saltwater, bass, steelhead, high mountains, they
provide all you need to discover the best places to fly fish in the
Golden State. Fly Fishing California gives you a quick, clear
understanding of the essential information you'll need to fly fish
California's most outstanding waters. Detailed maps accompany each
water. Full-color photographs throughout. Learn where to go and how to
fly fish. Learn which flies to use where. Helpful resource section of
fly shops, guides, and organizations. Ken Hanley, a California and
Pacific Coast fly fishing expert, has been conducting fishing and
adventure specialty programs since 1970. More than 14,000 students have
taken advantage of Ken's varied programs both in the field and on the
water. His award-winning instructional programs are well respected
throughout the adventure industry. He's a founding member of the Pacific
Pro Surf Association. Ken was chosen as the 2005 inductee into the
NCCFFF Fly Fishing Hall of Fame. For more than twenty years The Hall of
Fame award has been presented to the individual who has made outstanding
contributions to the sport of fly fishing. The criteria for this
distinction include the improvement of the art, science, literature,
techniques, enjoyment and conservation of fly fishing and the resource.
While Ken's home waters of California are what he knows best, his
extensive field experience spans the globe from the highest peaks in
Tibet and the Himalaya, to the remote wilderness regions of Asia, New
Zealand, Mexico, Europe, and North America. In all, he's caught more
than 90 different species of fresh and saltwater gamefish. In addition
to authoring fly fishing guidebooks, Ken writes and photographs for
national and regional publications in the outdoor industry. Ken's other
fly fishing titles include Fly Fishing the Pacific Inshore, Fly Fishing
Afoot in the Surf Zone, Fly Fishing Afoot for Western Bass, California
Fly Tying and Fishing Guide, and Mexico: Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide.
